Organizations Filed Purposes:
NORTH BROOKLYN PARKS ALLIANCE WORKS WITH THE NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND OUR COMMUNITY TO MAINTAIN, ACTIVATE, ENHANCE, AND EXPAND PARKS AND PUBLIC SPACES IN NORTH BROOKLYN.
OPEN SPACE ALLIANCE ("OSA," DBA NORTH BROOKLYN PARKS ALLIANCE) ADVANCED ITS EFFORTS TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND VIBRANT PARKS SYSTEM IN NORTH BROOKLYN.OSA WORKED TO TRANSFORM SEVEN ACRES OF ABANDONED OPEN SPACE INTO PUBLIC PARKLAND, COMPLETING - AND UNVEILING TO THE COMMUNITY IN JULY 2019 - A FRAMEWORK DESIGN, THEN SECURING CONSTRUCTION FUNDING TO BUILD OUT THE SPACE UNDERNEATH THE KOSCIUSZKO BRIDGE. THE PARK BROKE GROUND IN FALL 2019 AND WAS ULTIMATELY COMPLETED IN SUMMER 2020.OSA PARTNERED WITH EL PUENTE ON "OUR AIR!/NUESTRO AIRE!" - AN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER THE COMMUNITY TO STUDY NEIGHBORHOOD AIR QUALITY, DEVELOP SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHT TO CLEAN AIR AND GREEN OPEN SPACES THROUGH ART AND ACTIVISM.OSA PROGRAMMED PARKS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT WITH FREE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY EVENTS ACROSS MORE THAN A DOZEN PARKS, INCLUDING THE INAUGURAL 'JUNE BUG JAZZ" WEEKLY JAZZ SERIES; FIRST ANNUAL "SOUTHSIDE SLAM" YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT; OPEN AIR FILM SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT; A FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL AND PUMPKIN PATCH; AND A FRE PUPPET PERFORMANCE AT A LOCAL PLAYGROUND.OSA ALSO COORDINATED VOLUNTEER CLEAN-UPS WITH LOCAL STEWARDSHIP GROUPS, FEATURING A NEW MOBILE TRAILER THAT OSA PURCHASED, OUTFITTED, AND FILLED WITH TOOLS, SUPPLIES, AND EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP EVENTS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. FOR THESE SMALLER PARKS GROUPS, OSA ACTS AS A SERVICE ORGANIZATION, OFFERING FISCAL SPONSORSHIP; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND DIGITAL SUPPORT.
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 |
|---|
| Katherine A Horowitz | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $76,154 |
| Dewey Thompson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Steiner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Pool | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Trina Mckeever | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Frances Lucerna | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Lombino | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Hindy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Hill | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Teresa Gonzalez | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Fronek | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Deitz | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ward Dennis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Cohen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Bernstein | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Spencer Baim | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Keith Berger | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Arnot | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Vance | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Hoess | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Erich Anderer | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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