Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CAUSE THE CREATION AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY. THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZIED EXCLUSIVELY TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN WATERFRONT ACCESS AND OPEN SPACE IN THE HUDSON RIVER ESTUARY BY OBTAINING, DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING LAND FOR GREENWAYS.
CREATION AND LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY.
THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST PROGRAM BY EXPENSE IS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT GREENWAY AS A PUBLIC AMENITY SERVING RESIDENTS, EMPLOYEES, AND VISITORS IN BROOKLYN'S WATERFRONT COMMUNITIES.IN 2019, BROOKLYN GREENWAY INITIATIVE (BGI) UTILIZED IN-HOUSE MAINTENANCE STAFF, CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE DIRECT MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES OF THE GREENWAY UNDER THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ADOPT-A-GREENWAY PROGRAM. BGI MAINTAINED AND ENHANCED LANDSCAPING ALONG THE GREENWAY, AND ENGAGED CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY GROUPS AND THE PUBLIC IN A VARIETY OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC EVENTS.PUBLIC EVENTS ARE AN IMPORTANT MEANS OF RAISING AWARENESS AND ACTIVATING USE OF THE GREENWAY AS WELL AS ENSURING ITS CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-TERM STEWARDSHIP. IN 2019 BGI PRODUCED CYCLING AND RUNNING EVENTS ALONG THE BROOKLYN WATERFRONT, INTRODUCING PARTICIPANTS TO THE GREENWAY AND THE VARIOUS PARKS AND OTHER DESTINATIONS THAT IT CONNECTS. BGI'S NAVAL CEMETERY LANDSCAPE (NCL), A 1.7-ACRE PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE GREEN SPACE ALONG THE GREENWAY AT THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD, WAS COMPLETED AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 2016. IN 2019 BGI ENGAGED LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH NCL OPEN HOURS, BY PROVIDING FREE PUBLIC YOGA AND MEDITATION PROGRAMS, AND BY COMMISSIONING MULTIPLE SITE-SPECIFIC ART INSTALLATIONS AND PERFORMANCES. PROGRAM PARTNERS FURTHER ENGAGED EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CLASSES, URBAN ECOLOGY WORKSHOPS, AND YOUTH INTERNSHIPS THAT FOCUSED ON THE ECO-CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE SITE, POLLINATORS AND NATIVE PLANT HABITATS, APICULTURE, AND INVASIVE PLANT MANAGEMENT FOR A HEALTHY URBAN ECOSYSTEM. IN 2019, BGI'S ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT FOR NATIVE POLLINATORS WAS RECOGNIZED BY MONARCH WATCH AND THE NCL WAS DESIGNATED AN OFFICIAL MONARCH BUTTERFLY WAYSTATION.IN ALL, BGI'S EFFORTS IN 2019 SERVED MILLIONS OF GREENWAY USERS, APPROXIMATELY 12,000 VISITORS TO THE NAVAL CEMETERY LANDSCAPE, AND MORE THAN 3,000 PEOPLE THROUGH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Teresa L Carta | EXEC DIRECTOR | 40 | $117,149 |
| Ted Weissberg | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Young | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy E Turner | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Simons | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Samponaro | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Porto | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Pirani | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sumner Pingree | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy O'Brien | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Richard B Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Petra T Messick | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Demel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Cairl | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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