The breadth of Howard and Abby Milstein’s support stems from a belief that education is a lifelong pursuit that happens both in the classroom and in other venues. At the New York Public Library, Abby has been on the Board for more than 15 years, and currently serves as Vice Chairman. Howard’s parents endowed The…
Read More...Nonprofit community blood center raises more than $2.1 million to support its lifesaving work The New York Blood Center (NYBC), a nonprofit, community-based organization that serves more than 20 million people and 200 hospitals in the New York metropolitan area, today announced that its 2015 biennial gala, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in midtown Manhattan…
Read More...The United Hospital Fund paid tribute to Howard P. Milstein, Arnold P. Gold, M.D., and Stephen Berger at its annual gala, held at the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, recognizing their invaluable contributions aimed at improving health care in New York. Drawing a crowd of more than 550 health care, business, and community leaders, the event marked the…
Read More...Calling New York’s bail system “a parody of justice,” New York State’s chief judge unveiled his proposals to reform the system at the Milstein Criminal Justice Policy Forum. Judge Jonathan Lippman said he would institute new rules for setting bail, giving judges more leeway to adjust bail and lower or even waive it if the…
Read More...The Howard and Abby Milstein Foundation and New York Blood Center (NYBC) today announced a further expansion of their collaborative efforts to advance the use of specialized stem cell lines in regenerative medicine. In August, NYBC announced a partnership with the University of California (Davis) Health System to manufacture specialized lines of stem cells as…
Read More...The New York City Fire Department’s (FDNY) 150 years of service to the city was celebrated at the Kneeling Fireman statue outside Emigrant Savings Bank headquarters. Emigrant Savings Bank Chairman Howard Milstein presided over the ceremony at which a plaque commemorating the anniversary was unveiled. Also participating were Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Cardinal Timothy Dolan,…
Read More...Nearly 1,100 men and women from the design, construction, and real estate community gathered at the New York Building Congress Leadership Awards Luncheon to pay tribute to industry leaders, including Howard P. Milstein, who received the 94th Anniversary Leadership Award. The event took place on May 13, 2015. Howard Hughes Corporation CEO David Weinreb was…
Read More...Howard Milstein was elected to the Board of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and joins a distinguished group of global leaders from business, academia, government, research institutions and the legal sector. Howard’s interests in U.S.-China relations include breakthrough business and philanthropic initiatives. The Committee is a nonprofit educational organization that encourages understanding of…
Read More...American Skin Association (ASA) celebrated 28 years of funding research and educating youth on skin health and honored three outstanding individuals for their contributions to the cause at the organization’s Spring Gala. The event raised over $750,000 for medical research and education. Howard P. Milstein, Chairman of ASA, said: “Tonight, we celebrate another very successful…
Read More...The Citizen’s Crime Commission recently presented two programs on policing in the United Kingdom as part of the Milstein Criminal Justice Policy Forum. London Deputy Mayor Stephen Greenhalgh, head of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, discussed crime prevention on February 12, 2015, and on March 20, George Hamilton, Chief Constable of the Police…
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