Northern Manhattan Parks 2030 Master Plan Who We Are

Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor

Adrian Benepe
Commissioner of Parks & Recreation

Joshua Laird
Assistant Commissioner of Planning & Parklands

Master Plan Team

Jennifer Hoppa
Northern Manhattan Parks Administrator

Charles McKinney
Principal Urban Designer

Adena Long
Principal Strategic Planner

Illustrations and presentation materials prepared by Jill Slater, Kathryn Prybylski, Kjirsten Alexander, Justine Shapiro-Kline, Andrea Vannelli, Caitlin Murphy, Tim Brunner, Jacob Gurin, Suzanne Segur, and Michael Mason.

Contact Us

Via email at info@northernmanhattanparks.org.

Advisory Council

• Cynthia Auburn, 34th Community Precinct Council
• Nancy Bruning, Fort Tryon Park Trust; Fitness Alfresco: C.L.I.M.B
• Martin Collins, 34th Community Precinct Council
• Lourdes J. Hernandez–Cordero, DrPH., Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University
• Pat Courtney, Volunteers for Isham Park
• Jerry Culligan, Fort Washington Park
• Nikolas Dando-Haenish, Friends of Indian Road Playground
• Diana Douglas, Friends of J Hood Wright Park
• Michael Feller, Chief Naturalist, New York City Parks & Recreation
• Amy T. Gavaris, New York Restoration Project
• Ellen Kackmann, Inwood resident
• Angelo Ortiz, Inwood Community Services, Inc.
• Margaret Peeler, Yes We Can Inwood, and Friends of Indian Road Playground
• Alianza Dominicana
• Elizabeth Lorris Ritter, Community Board 12; Hudson Heights Owner’s Coalition, office of Senator Espaillat
• Carmen Diaz Santiago, Audubon Partnership for Economic Development, LDC
• Joe Wojak, Inwood Canoe Club
• Chauncy Young, Highbridge Community Life Center; Highbridge Coalition Chair
• The Office of Borough President Scott Stringer
• The Office of Councilmember Robert Jackson
• The Office of Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez
• The Office of Senator Adriano Espaillat
• The Office of Assemblymember Denny Farrell
• The Office of Assemblymember Guillermo Linares