Summer is here and it’s the time of year when Brooklynites watch sunsets from the Promenade, walk the Coney Island boardwalk, and savor ice cream from Ample Hills Creamery. It’s the season when we move at a slower pace and use some time to relax and take in our surroundings. Here at the Brooklyn Chamber, we certainly enjoy the seasonal splendor, but we’re just as busy as ever sharing the best of the borough with you. We’ve just released our 2017 Explore Brooklyn Official Visitor Guide -- chock full of ideas for dining, doing and shopping. And there’s our 2017 Brooklyn Venues guide, featuring the perfect spots to hold your next event. We’re basking in the shining success of Brooklyn Eats, the borough’s biggest food and drink trade show, that took place on June 23 at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. It’s a Chamber event that’s continued to grow and improve since 1998, when we first brought the local food industry together to show off their goods to Brooklynites and all New Yorkers. Right over the horizon, it’s our annual Building Brooklyn Awards, honoring individuals and organizations that have made their mark on the borough’s landscape. The July 13 event, at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, recognizes great architecture and design, but also casts an eye toward buildings and companies that contribute to the borough’s economic development -- a goal that’s certainly worth an award! And just in time for the autumnal equinox, we’ll host a brand new day of advocacy! In addition to our annual legislative visits to Albany and Washington, D.C., our members will get to spend a day with our city leaders. Stay tuned for details on our first annual City Legislative Visit to City Hall, complete with the ever-popular Brooklyn Night. So, we’ll try and take an occasional break by the waterfront and even enjoy a Brooklyn brew, but there will be no lazy days of summer for the Chamber as we continue to plan events and crank up the heat on the borough.
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