Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of the Policy Planning and Development Unit's records concerning its part in developing the Action Plan for New York Business Recovery and Economic Revitalization.

Records include a paper copy of the December 26, 2001 draft plan; a Microsoft Access database summarizing approximately 400 comments received; a paper copy of the January 30, 2002 final plan submitted by the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and a paper copy of the January 14, 2002 summary of the public comments, which ESDC used to help complete the final action plan. The action plan comments, summarized in the database, provide documentation of public concerns and cover a range of issues, and are categorized under the major headings of small business assistance, retention and attraction assistance, economic revitalization, infrastructure rebuilding, administration, and general comments. Researchers should note that the comments themselves, which were submitted via email and US Mail, are not part of this series.