History
NYCEDC was formed in 1991 as the result of a merger of two not-for-profit corporations – the Public Development Corporation (PDC) and the Financial Services Corporation (FSC) – which had performed economic development services for the City.
PDC was initially formed in 1966 as an effort to rescue the City from its deteriorating economy by selling City property and leasing industrial space. PDC was responsible for many well-known development projects between 1966 and 1991, including Nassau Street Mall, 42nd Street Development Project, Brooklyn Army Terminal, Jamaica Center, and South Street Seaport.
The FSC was a not-for-profit local development corporation that formed in 1980 to administer government financing programs that promote business expansion in New York City.
Following a 1991 merger, NYCEDC assumed all of the responsibilities of its predecessors and also acquired two new divisions—Maritime Contracts and Business Services and Economic Development.
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