Senator Parker Notes Positive Economic Impact of MMA Events in New York

FROM THE OFFICE OF STATE SENATOR KEVIN PARKER (D-Brooklyn)

Contact: Kassandra Mayhew | mayhew@nysenate.gov | 718-629-6401 | 718-629-6420 fax

For Immediate Release March 24, 2015

Senator Parker Notes Positive Economic Impact of MMA Events in New York

Albany, NY – Senator Kevin Parker (SD21) meets with Ronda Rousey MMA star and Ultimate Fighting Champion for 2015. The Mixed Martial Arts bill S.2159 has passed the Senate successively for the past five years. Senator Parker stated that "It is projected that MMA events in New York City venues such as Barclay Center and Madison Square Garden would generate $16 million per event; $135 million in economic activity, and the creation of 950 jobs in entertainment venues and the hospitality industry."

About Senator Kevin Parker

Senator Kevin S. Parker is intimately familiar with the needs of his ethnically diverse Brooklyn community that consists of 318,000 constituents in Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, and Park Slope. He is the Assistant Democratic Leader for Intergovernmental Affairs, Ranking Member of the Senate Committees on Energy and Telecommunications Committee and Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, and Chair of the Democratic Task Force on New Americans.

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