On Roosevelt Island, with the Manhattan skyline in the background, Cornell Tech announced a $100 million gift from Bloomberg Philanthropies to help fund construction of the campus. The announcement was made during a June 16, 2015 event marking the groundbreaking for the Cornell Tech campus.
Speakers: Cornell Tech Dean Daniel Huttenlocher; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; Cornell Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Harrison '76; New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul; New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito; Cornell President David Skorton; Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Forest City Ratner Companies President and CEO MaryAnne Gilmartin; and Hudson Companies Principal David Kramer.