Valuing Central Park's Contributions to New York City's ... - Appleseed

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About Appleseed
Appleseed is a New York City-based consulting firm that provides economic analysis and
economic development planning services to government, non-profit and corporate clients.
The firm was founded in 1993 by its President, Hugh O’Neill. Prior to starting Appleseed,
Mr. O’Neill had served as Deputy Secretary for Economic Development under New York
Governors Hugh L. Carey and Mario Cuomo, and as Assistant Executive Director of the
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Appleseed has had extensive and varied experience in economic impact analysis. Our work
has included:
• Analyses of the regional economic impact of several U.S. universities, including Columbia,
Harvard, Brown, Cornell, and Notre Dame;
• For NYC2012, an analysis of the immediate and potential long-term economic benefits
to New York City from hosting the 2012 Olympic Games;
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Analyses of the economic impact of a wide range of development projects, large and
small, throughout New York City, from redevelopment of the World Trade Center site to
development of a cruise ship terminal in Red Hook, mixed-use projects in Harlem and
Flushing, and industrial projects in the South Bronx and Sunset Park.
Other Appleseed team members participating in this analysis of Central Park’s value to New
York City’s economy have included Jordan Anderson, Vice President; Cassondra Mehlum,
Senior Consultant; Scott Hong, Senior Consultant; Abby Slovin, Senior Consultant; and
Nishita Dewan, Consultant.
Additional information about Appleseed is available at www.appleseedinc.com.