Neighborhood Commons 2020–2022

Plazas, sidewalks, & beyond

The Project Team

We're excited to welcome our new fellows - Nur Asri, Isaac Gertman, Alexandra Gonzalez, and Valeria Mogilevich - to the Design Trust team and the Neighborhood Commons project!

We're also thrilled to announce the newest member of our Neighborhood Commons project team, our Photo Urbanism Fellow Barnabas Crosby!

Learn about ways to work with us on a project.

Project Fellows

Urban Policy Fellow

Nur Asri AICP

Photo Urbanism Fellow

Barnabas Crosby

Communications Fellow

Isaac Gertman

Design Fellow

Alexandra Gonzalez

Engagement Fellow

Valeria Mogilevich

Project Partner

Advisory Committee

Michael Blaise Backer

Deputy Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services

Christine Berthet

Co-founder & Vice President, CHEKPEDS

Victor Calise

Commissioner, Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities

Brian Chin

Member, Merchants of Third Ave

Leslie Davol

Co-founder, StreetLab

Eli Dvorkin

Editor and Policy Director, Center for an Urban Future

David Estrada

Executive Director, Sunset Park BID

Carina Kaufman-Gutierrez

Deputy Director, Street Vendor Project

Jessica Lappin

President, Alliance for Downtown New York

David McCarty

Vice President, Alloy

Kerry McLean

Vice President of Community Development, WHEDco

Melva Miller

CEO, Association for a Better New York

Marco Shalma

Owner, Round Seven Media - Bronx Night Market

Alexandria Sica

Executive Director, DUMBO BID

Tim Tompkins

Executive Director, Times Square Alliance

Jon Vazcones

Vice President of Community Reinvestment, M&T Bank

Emily Weidenhof

Public Space Director, NYC Department of Transportation

Andy Wiley-Schwartz

Consultant, Bloomberg & DT Board Member

Special Thanks

Fred Cerullo

Grand Central Partnership

Jessica Lappin

Alliance for Downtown New York

David McCarty

Alloy Development

Regina Myer

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Alexandria Sica

DUMBO BID

Tim Tompkins

Times Square Alliance

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