The Brooklyn Eagle recently reached out to IMPACCT Brooklyn for comment about Antler, a new venture capital firm, and the effects it might have on housing throughout the borough.
“As investors and innovation hub managers like Antler and New Lab encourage start-ups, we feel there is also a duty for them to encourage entrepreneurs moving to New York City to have an understanding of the existing community at large,” Bernell Grier, executive director of IMPACCT Brooklyn, wrote in an email to the Eagle.
“[W]e understand the delicate balance between economic growth and housing displacement [but] want to be assured that current residents’ housing situation[s] will not be disrupted, that no one will be displaced, and that the start-ups are introduced to the wealth of human capital already available in our great borough. Starting startups with a balanced view will result in success on multiple levels.”
