People

Lynn Neuman is a national leading eco-artist known for programs and performances layered with involvement and action. She has created 45 works for Artichoke Dance, been commissioned to create...

Elisa Smilovitz is a New York City-based independent publicist and consultant who specializes in art, design, and architecture with over a decade of experience. She has a passion for...

Karen Dawn Blondel is a trusted and respected local community leader and long-time resident of public housing in Red Hook, Brooklyn. She has been widely recognized and honored at...

Nilda Lino is a resident in Gowanus and a part of the Gowanus Task Force.

Yalda Keramati is an architect and educator based in Brooklyn, New York, with experience working in Milan, Venice, and New York City.

Equality for Flatbush (E4F) is a Black Lives Matter organization that has fought gentrification, displacement and police violence in Brooklyn, NY since 2013. They have only two goals: to...

Bahij Chancey AICP is an urban planner and Associate at WXY Studio. He facilitates public decision-making processes at multiple scales through community engagement and thoughtful materials that clarify complex...

Sylvia Riveros is a Colombian-born, Brooklyn-based community-engaged artist, sociologist, and cultural organizer.

Brendan joins the farm team a varied career in public school garden education, market farming, and community gardening. He has been farming since 2010. He holds a Bachelor of...

Quardean Lewis-Allen is the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit youth creative agency and innovation hub Youth Design Center.

The Bed-Stuy Gateway BID, located in central Brooklyn, is one of Brooklyn’s most prominent commercial and cultural focal points. We represent a growing, eclectic community of entrepreneurs, nonprofit and...

Jared Della Valle has been a real estate professional and architect for more than 18 years and has managed the acquisition and predevelopment of more than 1 million sf...

Red Hook Farms is a youth-centered urban agriculture and food justice program operating one of Brooklyn’s largest farms. Red Hook Farms cultivates affordable, fresh produce and provides STEM and...

Cat Garcia-Menocal is an accomplished architect, designer, and founder of Garcia-Menocal Studio, known for her work in creative production, sculpture, and architectural design. As Pink Sparrow’s Creative Director, she...

Imani Keith Henry is a long-time anti-police brutality, anti-war, anti-death penalty and Harm Reduction activist in the US. In 2013, Imani Henry founded Equality for Flatbush (E4F) a Black...

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination. Source

A native New Yorker, Francesca is passionate about empowering communities.

Peterson Rich Office is a Brooklyn-based architecture and design practice recognized for its cultural, publicly engaged, and social impact projects at multiple scales.

Born and raised in Queens, Yazan’s passion for public spaces and placemaking was cultivated by the community he grew up in.

Tony is an active volunteer for the Gowanus Oversight Task Force and serves as co-chair of its Communications Committee and a member of its Public Infrastructure Committee. He has...

Restoration relentlessly pursues strategies to close gaps in family and community wealth to ensure all families in Central Brooklyn are prosperous and healthy.

L&L is a women-owned creative studio building strategic brands and digital experiences for forward-thinking leaders in arts, tech, and wellness.

Scott Kelly is a graphic designer based in New York.

Andreas is a computer scientist, community activist, and former President of the Gowanus Houses Resident Association.

Hayley Eber is Executive Director, Van Alen Institute. An architect, designer, and educator, Eber previously served as the Acting Dean of the School of Architecture at The Cooper Union.

As the Executive Director of Gowanus Canal Conservancy, Andrea works to empower a community of environmental stewards and advocates in the rapidly changing Gowanus Watershed. As an instructor at...

Sebastian is a licensed architect with 16 years of architecture experience. Prior to founding Tankhouse, Sebastian was an Associate Partner at Foster + Partners New York where he lead...

Tiffany Baker (she/her) is a Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based visual artist, working in oil, acrylic, pencil, digital media, and glass. Tiffany works in a unique style of realist portraiture marked by...