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Recalibrate Reality

Congressman Ritchie Torres and Scott Rechler

Mar 2, 2021

How do we recalibrate reality to create a better, brighter future for New York? Scott Rechler, chair of the Regional Plan Association and CEO of RXR Realty, hosts a conversation series with leading thinkers and decision-makers to tackle this crucial question.

This event is part of Recalibrate Reality: The Future of New York

Ritchie Torres

Along with his twin brother, and his sister, Ritchie Torres was raised by a single mother in a New York City public-housing project …

Ritchie Torres

Along with his twin brother, and his sister, Ritchie Torres was raised by a single mother in a New York City public-housing project.

In 2013, at the age of 25, Torres became New York City’s youngest elected official and the first openly L.G.B.T.Q person elected to office in the Bronx when he was elected to the New York City Council. In the City Council, he passed over forty pieces of legislation, including legislation protecting the City’s affordable housing stock and addressing the city’s opioid epidemic.

On January 3, 2021, Ritchie Torres was sworn into office to represent the South Bronx in NY-15 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Serving in his first term, Representative Torres is a member of the Committee on Financial Services and the Vice Chair of the Committee on Homeland Security. Representative Torres currently lives in the South Bronx.

Scott Rechler

Scott Rechler is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of RXR, one of the largest owners, managers, and developers of real estate …

Scott Rechler

Scott Rechler is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of RXR, one of the largest owners, managers, and developers of real estate and infrastructure in the New York metropolitan region.

In addition to his role at RXR, Scott serves as chair of Regional Plan Association (RPA), the New York region’s premier planning organization for nearly 100 years. The RPA is an independent non-profit civic organization that develops and promotes ideas to improve the economic health, environmental resiliency, and quality of life of the New York metropolitan area.

From 2011 to 2016, Scott served on the Board of Commissioners as Vice Chairman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He later served on the Board of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from 2017 to 2019.

Scott also serves as trustee and Vice Chair of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, member of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), a Board member of Northwell Heath, and a member of the NYU Real Estate Institute Advisory Committee.

Scott also serves on the Board of the Tribeca Film Institute, where he serves as its co-Chair, and he also serves on the Board of the Drum Major Institute, Convene, and Kitchen United.

Scott is a graduate of Clark University and the New York University Schack Institute.


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