Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce visits Albany to huddle with lawmakers
Brooklyn’s business community sent its largest contingent ever to Albany to meet with key elected officials and representatives of the Cuomo administration as crucial negotiations got underway in anticipation of the April 1 deadline for the state Legislature to adopt a state budget.
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce led a group of more than 90 members for a two-day visit that started on March 13 and ran right up against Winter Storm Stella.
But the snow didn’t deter Andrew Hoan, president and CEO of the chamber, and chamber members from the chance to talk to legislators about issues of importance to the borough’s business owners.
“This is our largest contingent ever and it says something about how engaged our members are,” Hoan told the Brooklyn Eagle prior to the start of a luncheon that kicked off the series of events for chamber members in the state Capitol. Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY), was the guest speaker at the luncheon.