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EDC Reimagined Under Shorris and Khan | New York City News
Mayor Mamdani’s bold overhaul of the New York City Economic Development Corporation signals a dramatic pivot toward economic justice, appointing Anthony Shorris—former deputy mayor and McKinsey veteran—as president and Lina Khan, ex-Federal Trade Commission chair, as board chair. This duo is poised to steer the EDC away from traditional big-business focus toward supporting working-class New Yorkers, even as critics question Khan’s corporate-challenging past and Shorris’s recent canceled contract with the city’s SNAP AI initiative. With city-run grocery stores now under the EDC’s umbrella, the…
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