Laurie Zucker is a principal at Zucker Organization, a real estate development firm and landlord. The Zucker Organizations developments include Love Lane Mews in Brooklyn Heights and the Story House in the Flatiron district. Her father Donald established the firm in 1977, the same year she graduated from Ithaca College. She immediately joined the family business. At Ithaca College, Zucker studied classical piano. She has described herself as an avid knitter. Her son, Daniel Lederman, also works in real estate, managing family property.