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NewYork-Presbyterian is one of the nation’s most comprehensive, integrated academic healthcare systems.

Jamila was born and raised in the Bronx, and her passion for community development has always been rooted in her neighborhood.

Abigail Ellman is an urban planner and action researcher with experience in affordable housing, equitable economic development, sustainable infrastructure, health equity, and community organizing.

The Albany Host Lions Club and the Troy Lions Club were both founded in 1925. The two clubs joined forces in July, 2006 to become the Albany & Troy...

Founded in 1978, Loisaida, Inc. is a Puerto Rican multidisciplinary community development organization located in the Lower East Side area of Lower Manhattan. We stand firm on our original...

The Cooper Square Committee works with Lower East Side residents to contribute to the preservation and development of affordable, environmentally healthy housing and cultural/community spaces so that the community...

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

Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is a clinical, research, and educational enterprise located on a campus in northern Manhattan.

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

Rosa Chang is a community advocate who is deeply engaged in issues of climate change, education, community support, the deep importance of place and how our built environment builds...

Asian Americans for Equality is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization based in New York City. Founded in 1974 in Manhattan’s Chinatown to advocate for equal rights, AAFE has transformed...

Think!Chinatown was started by Chinatown neighbors that got to know each other through community events. Now, we’ve grown to a network of dedicated volunteers from a broad spectrum of professional...

The 34th Street Open Streets Coalition facilitates an outdoor community center and micro mobility corridor in Jackson Heights.

Founded in 1974, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC) unites diverse peoples and institutions to fight for racial and economic justice.

Addressing cultural, civic, and academic needs of the largely low-income, Northern Manhattan immigrant community of Washington Heights/Inwood.

Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez is the Deputy Director at the Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center, where she has worked to pass city legislation to reform the street vendor...

A New Yorker since 2001 and a Lower Manhattan resident since 2008, Megan has a background in finance, corporate law, sustainable fashion, regenerative gardening and soil health.

The Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance (NoMAA) is a non-profit arts service organization whose mission is to cultivate, support and promote the works of artists and arts organizations in northern...

Leslie A. Ramos joined the 82nd Street Partnership in October 2014 as Executive Director. She has extensive experience working with small businesses, City agencies, and the Latino community; bringing...

Librería Barco de Papel is a community center and the last Spanish-language bookstore in New York City.

For over 20 years, activist-public historian Kerri Culhane has used applied interdisciplinary research to inform a community-based approach to neighborhood placekeeping, more critical than ever at this time of...

Originally from Hanoi (Vietnam), Ari-Duong Nguyen (they/she) is a recent graduate with an MA in Media Studies from The New School. They write criticism of cinema and time-based media,...

Alongside JBOLC's founder Ray Pultinas, Sun Kim has helped form the nonprofit, create and steward the garden spaces, manage the website, and serves as a board member.

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

Grateful Villages is a non-profit charitable organization focused on the design and implementation of community programs to help spur development, sustainability and empowerment at the local level, with lasting...

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...

Ryan is an artist and organizer with three decades of experience working in the Lower East Side on community art projects and public space activations. She is a co-founder...

Quinn is a multidisciplinary artist, photographer, and community liaison.

JBOLC's mission is to strive for inquiry and project-based solutions at the juncture of food, environmental and social justice.