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Becca Bran
Preservation Associate, Landmark West!
In addition to being an Upper West Side resident, Becca has been working at Landmark West! since 2021.
Kerri Culhane
Board Member, Think!Chinatown
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...
A project to upcycle vacant lots, transforming them into vibrant farmland.
Abigail Ellman
Director of Planning and Development,
Cooper Square Committee
Abigail Ellman is an urban planner and action researcher with experience in affordable housing, equitable economic development, sustainable infrastructure, health equity, and community organizing.
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 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...
Ray Pultinas
Director, James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center
Ray Pultinas is Founding Director of James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center, whose mission is to strive for project-based solutions at the juncture of food, environmental and social justice.
Bridge Tha Gap is a community outreach program with the mission to fill the gaps in our community. We aim to supply support to families and individuals that have...
Ari-Duong Nguyen
Programs Assistant, FABnyc
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,...
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...
JBOLC's mission is to strive for inquiry and project-based solutions at the juncture of food, environmental and social justice.
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...
Meg Chew
Civics & Communications Associate, Think!Chinatown
Meg Chew 周凱慧 is a recent graduate from Barnard College where she received a B.A. in Urban Studies (Architecture). She’s interested in how architecture and planning facilitates power, specifically...
Founded in 1990 and based in Jackson Heights, Queens, the 82nd Street Partnership is an award-winning neighborhood development organization.
Francesca Fernandez Bruce
Executive Director, Grand Street BID
A native New Yorker, Francesca is passionate about empowering communities.
Sung Kim
Assistant to the Director, James Baldwin Outdoor Learning Center
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.
Imani Keith Henry
Executive Director, Equality for Flatbush
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...
Addressing cultural, civic, and academic needs of the largely low-income, Northern Manhattan immigrant community of Washington Heights/Inwood.
The Street Vendor Project (SVP) is a membership-based organization of over 2,900 members who champion the rights of street vendors as small businesses to earn a living and contribute...
Banana Kelly Community Improvement Association, Inc. is a 40-year-old community development organization and mutual housing association.