Reinventing New York Harbor | Rich Marin | TEDxStGeorge

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Harbors are like Batman, they need a Robin to compliment them. New York Harbor, the Gotham of global harbors, has St. George, but over the years this harbor has lost its southern end in the mist. Through the passion of the community and a panoply of developers and ferry companies, a world-class, iconic destination has been formulated for the southern end of the harbor, finally creating an amazing venue that will be a global showcase of technology, entertainment and design, anchored by the largest observation wheel in the world.

Richard A. Marin is a 38 year finance industry executive who is currently President and CEO of The New York Wheel, LLC. He was a member of the management committees at three major Wall Street firms and CEO of major commercial property developer. He also is involved in managing two private equity funds and teaching asset management at Cornell’s Johnson School of Management as a Clinical Professor. He recently published Global Pension Crisis: Unfunded Liabilities and How We Can Fill the Gap 2013 Wiley& Sons and speaks globally on this and related topics. He is a director of CARE, the global relief and development agency.

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I enjoyed watching this very much.  I liked the opening and the history of the area, aka Commander Vanderbilt and the harbor of legends.  Marin outlines a vision of revitalization in terms anyone can understand. Large developments on this scale don’t just happen, then take the integration of technology, great design, detailed planning, the involvement of a multitude of stakeholders and the passion of a community.  Marin clearly has passion for this.  I wonder if the local residents will get passionate about it now or will they need to wait and see it completed before they realize what a genuine wonder it is.