Kate Levin: In New York City, there’s an extraordinary level of enjoyment and excitement and adventure.
SUPER: Jeff Barker, NYC Market President, Bank of America
Jeff Barker: Bank of America is so proud to be part of what makes New York City what it is.
SUPER: Kate Levin, Commissioner, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
Kate Levin: Bank of America’s been extraordinary over the past number of years in rolling out corporate philanthropy in New York. New York City is really an extraordinary cultural center. And culture’s really the city’s only signature industry that’s in all five boroughs. And it makes a big difference to the city’s economy and identity.
Jeff Barker: Bank of America has long felt, that support of the arts is important to New York. It’s important for economic development.
SUPER: WHITNEY MUSEUM OF ART, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 1985
SUPER: Donna De Salvo, Chief Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art
Donna De Salvo: The move downtown is a transformative moment for the museum; to have a more substantial space to display our collection. And the opportunity to bring these works to the public through the sponsorship of Bank of America is really extraordinary.
SUPER: THE BRIDGE PROJECT
SUPER: Kevin Spacey, The Bridge Project, A Partnership between the Old Vic, Neal Street and BAM
Kevin Spacey: If it weren’t for Bank of America we just simply couldn’t do the vast amount of work we do. And we’ve been enormously grateful.
Tom Carley: If you can make it here in New York, you can make it anywhere.
SUPER: Zvi Cohen, Owner, Basics Plus
Zvi Cohen: New York is a tough place to do business. But on the other hand it’s the place to do business.
SUPER: BASICS PLUS, CLIENT SINCE 2008
Zvi Cohen: I decided to expand one of my locations. Three weeks from the day that I asked for finance, I had the money in the bank. It was really great.
SUPER: Tom Carley, Business Banking, Bank of America
Tom Carley: What we often hear from our clients about what separates us from the competition here in New York, is our client team approach.
SUPER: Nadine Cino, CEO/Co-Inventor TYGA-Box Systems, Inc.
Nadine Cino: We’ve been working on this vision of creating an electronic tracking system. And we actually created the business plan.
SUPER: TYGA BOXES, CLIENT SINCE 2012
SUPER: Joe DeOrio, Small Business Banking, Bank of America
Joe DeOrio: The size of the loan that they needed was out my segment in the small business banking world. So then I referred to Rhaza in the business banking world.
SUPER: Raza Khan, Business Banking, Bank of America
Raza Khan: It was great that he reached out to me and we were able to work together, and find a solution for Tyga boxes.
SUPER: Daniel Korolev, Small Business Banking, Bank of America
Daniel Korolev: Part of our small business banking division is to get to know our small business community. And this is how I ended up meeting Serge.
SUPER: SERGE RESTAURANTS, CLIENT SINCE 2011
SUPER: Serge Durka, Owner, Serge Restaurants
Serge Durka: The relationship for me is very important. When you know each other, you can trust each other. We build something very strong.
SUPER: Connie Verducci, NY Market Manager, Bank of America
Connie Verducci: At Bank of America we want to make sure, neighborhood by neighborhood, that we’re doing our part to make New York City livable.
SUPER: FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2009
SUPER: Lisa Hines-Johnson, COO, Food Bank For New York City
Lisa Hines-Johnson: The Food Bank has been around since 1983 responding to the needs of some of our most vulnerable neighbors in the community.
SUPER: Daryl Foriest, Sr. Director Food Distribution, Food Bank For New York City
Daryl Foriest: One out of five New Yorkers need our services.
SUPER: Kisha Hunter, Volunteer, Bank of America
Kisha Hunter: The fact that we could volunteer our time to help people that are less fortunate than us; it’s a wonderful feeling.
SUPER: CITIZEN’S COMMITTEE FOR NEW YORK CITY, WORKING TOGETHER SINCE 2000
SUPER: Mike Young, Garden President/Farmers Market Manager
Mike Young: This garden was an eyesore. And my daughter kept saying, “Daddy. Why don’t we do something with that place?” Today we can say you know what, you can see and feel the difference in the whole community.
SUPER: Peter Kostmayer, CEO, Citizens Committee for New York City
Peter Kostmayer: Bank of America has been unbelievably generous to us. Not just with their dollars, but with time and volunteers.
Connie Verducci: It’s a real feeling of pride when you go out there, and you work together, and at the end of that project you’ve really made a difference.
SUPER: DIEGO BEEKMAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION, CLIENT SINCE 2003
SUPER: Maria Ortiz, Resident, Diego Beekman
Maria Ortiz: I grew up in this neighborhood. And I was here when it was in very bad shape.
SUPER: Sonia Taylor, Resident, Diego Beekman
Sonia Taylor: We wanted a better quality of life for our children.
SUPER: Arline Parks, Vice Chair and CEO, Diego Beekman Housing Association
Arline Parks: We formed a mutual housing association so we could take ownership of the buildings.
SUPER: Maurice Coleman, Community Development Banking, Banking of America
Maurice Coleman: We’ve been actively involved in every aspect of this development. This project serves as a catalyst for change for so many communities to come.
Jeff Barker: Bank of America is insuring that the community as a whole is thriving. The work we’ve done here in New York City has been very impactful.
Connie Verducci: A healthy and vibrant New York City is so important to the success of our business.
