The 2022 Above & Beyond Recognizing 50 remarkable women who are improving New York.
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March 21, 2022 Alexis Arsenault
CITY & STATE HONORS 50 WOMEN WITH THE 2022 ABOVE & BEYOND: WOMEN AWARD
NEW YORK, NY – City & State has released the 2022 Above & Beyond: Women list in this week’s issue of City & State Magazine, and the honorees will be recognized at a celebratory event on Thursday, March 24th.
In August, Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s 57th governor, making history as the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. In November, 31 women were elected to serve in the 51-seat New York City Council, marking the first time women have made up a majority of the council. And by the end of last year, New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams had secured enough support to become council speaker, making her the first Black woman to hold the post.
These headline-grabbing breakthroughs are no anomaly. Women in New York are making gains at all levels of politics, business and the nonprofit sphere – and in sectors that were once dominated by men. City & State’s annual Above & Beyond: Women’s list highlights 50 extraordinary women who exhibit exemplary leadership in their fields and have made important contributions to society. Read about all of the honorees here.
The honorees will be recognized at a special event on Thursday, March 24th at Sony Hall in Manhattan. The event will be hosted by special guest emcee Ariel Palitz, Executive Director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment Office of Nightlife, and will feature remarks by New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris, NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes, and Assembly Member Catalina Cruz.
The event is sponsored by TransitWireless; Alliance for Clean Energy NY; MetroPlus Health; Berkeley College; Birch Family Services; The Black Car Fund; Grand Street Settlement; Hunter College; The New York Foundling; New York State Nurses Association; O’Donnell Solutions; Ponce Bank; ZenFi Networks; 1199 SEIU Home Care Division; and T-Mobile for Government. For more information or to purchase tables, please contact Lissa Blake at lblake@cityandstateny.com.
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