For nearly 20 years the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has been working to bring a world-class park to the downtown Brooklyn waterfront.
New York City's Next Great Park - Working with the local community, New York City civic organizations and our elected officials, the Conservancy has helped bring bring this vision to the brink of reality. The plan for Brooklyn Bridge Park has been approved, and construction is set to begin in 2007.
Free Events in the Park - The beginnings of Brooklyn Bridge Park, between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, have become a treasured urban oasis. The Conservancy brings exciting cultural, educational and recreational programming to the Park all season long - all free!
Get involved! Enjoy great events in the Park, join the Green Team, participate in community meetings, voice your support for the Park, share your ideas for the Park, or donate to the Conservancy. Every effort makes a difference as this magnificent stretch of waterfront transforms into New York City's next great park!
Our Vision
A world-class park that reflects the history and character of the Brooklyn waterfront, and serves the people of the New York City region and beyond.
Our Mission
To ensure the creation, adequate funding, proper maintenance, public support, and citizen enjoyment of Brooklyn Bridge Park through partnership with government, development of programming, and active promotion of the needs of the park and its constituents.
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Our Accomplishments
The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy has worked for twenty years to support the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Park. It has developed a respected professional staff, attracted a Board of outstanding business and civic leaders, and maintained a membership of more that 60 civic, community and environmental organizations.
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» Board of Directors
» Advisory Board
» Staff
» Member Organizations
» Neighborhood Advisory Committee
David Kramer, Chair | Kara Hailey |
Nancy Webster, Executive Director
Alison Hughes, Director of Public Programming
Kara Gilmour, Director of Education and Stewardship
Richard Loyd, Director of Development
Beth Newborn, Operations Manager
Samantha Wasko, Communications and Outreach Associate
Member Organizations:
American Institute of Architects, Brooklyn
American Society of Landscape Architects/NY Chapter
American Youth Soccer Organization
Atlantic Avenue Association/LDC
Bargemusic
Boerum Hill Association
Brooklyn Alliance
Brooklyn Blades Hockey Club
Brooklyn Center for the Urban Environment
Brooklyn Central Y.M.C.A.
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Brooklyn Economic Development Corp
Brooklyn Friends of Clear Water
Brooklyn Heights Association
Brooklyn Heights Playground Committee
Brooklyn Historic Quest Trail
Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corp.
Brooklyn Sports Foundation
Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition
Brownstone Republican Club
Carroll Gardens Association
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats
Coalition for the Bight
Cobble Hill Park Committee
Committee to Improve Carroll Park
Community Board No. 2, Brooklyn
Community Board No. 6, Brooklyn
Concord Village Owners Associations
Con Edison
Cranberry Street Association
DUMBO Improvement District
DUMBO Neighborhood Association
Environmental Action Coalition
Environmental Defense
Environmental Policy Forum
Fine Arts Federation of New York
First Place Tri-Block & Summit Street Block Association
Fort Greene Association
Fulton Ferry Landing Association
Fulton Mall Improvement Association
Historic District Council
Hudson River Park Alliance
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater
Magnolia Tree Earth Center
Municipal Arts Society
National Audubon Society, NYC Chapter
National Maritime Historical Society
Natural Resources Defense Council
Neighborhood Open Space Coalition
New York Amateur Sports Alliance
New York League of Conservation Voters
New York Therapeutic Riding Center
New Yorkers for Parks (formerly the Parks Council)
Old Brooklyn Waterfront Alliance
Partner for Progress - Independent Democrats
Pratt Area Community Council
Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development
Project for Public Spaces
Prospect Park Alliance
Red Hook Arts
Regional Plan Association
Sierra Club
Society for Clinton Hill
Society for Old Brooklynites
South Oxford Street Block Association
South Street Seaport Museum
Trust for Public Land
The Waterfront Project
Vinegar Hill Association
West Brooklyn Independent Democrats
Women's City Club of New York
