BOROUGH
PRESIDENT BOOSTS BROOKLYN TOURISM INITIATIVE
Brooklyn Businesses gather to coordinate efforts to make Brooklyn
the destination for tourists from home and abroad
8:30AM-11:00
AM
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY 21ST
BROOKLYN
MARRIOTT
333
ADAMS STREET
DOWNTOWN
BROOKLYN
On
January 21st, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the
Steering Committee for the Brooklyn Tourism and Visitor’s
Center, chaired by Brooklyn Brewery CEO Steve Hindy, will be hosting
a meeting of Brooklyn’s burgeoning tourism industry. More
than 90 businesses, recreational attractions and cultural institutions
from across Brooklyn will be represented at tomorrow’s meeting.
Borough
President Markowitz will announce that Brooklyn’s tourism
center will open in Borough Hall on February 12th and show the group
photos and renderings of the center. The entire group will then
have a working session on how to best promote Brooklyn. A continental
breakfast will be available from 8:30AM to 9:00 AM.