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Committees & Task Forces

 

Community Board 2 has standing committees as well as working groups. The calendar page shows the dates, locations and agendas of monthly meetings.  Input is regularly sought and encouraged at committee hearings and the full board's monthly meetings.  On complex issues, the board chair may assign an issue to more than one committee.

Most committees take off the month of August. Each committee reviews all requirements, facts, testimony and supporting documentation, and summarizes them in a resolution that is then presented for final approval at the monthly full board meeting. The final resolution becomes an official advisory document that is then provided to the appropriate agency or agencies.

Standing committees may be composed of board and public members.  Board members are appointed by the Manhattan Borough President, half of whom are recommended by local City Council members. Public members are appointed by the board chair upon application. The names and titles of the committee members are listed below.

 

STANDING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:

EXECUTIVE
Carter Booth, Chair                                          Anita Brandt/Frederica Sigel, Land Use
Daniel Miller, 1st Vice Chair                               Rich Caccappolo, Parks & Waterfront
Susan Kent, 2nd Vice Chair                               Joseph Gallagher, Quality of Life
Antony Wong, Treasurer                                   Jeannine Kiely, Schools & Edu.
Valerie De La Rosa, Secretary                           Robin Rothstein, Arts & Institutions
Amy Brenna, Asst. Sec.                                    Shirley Secunda, Traffic & Transpo.
Susanna Aaron, Social Services                         Chenault Spence, Landmarks
Robert Ely/Donna Raftery, SLA                          Janet Liff, Econ. Dev. & Small Business
                                                                        

ARTS AND INSTITUTIONS
Board Members                                          Public Members
Robin Rothstein, Chair                                  Kristin Marting    
Amy Brenna                                                  Jonathan Slaff
Coral Dawson                                                        
Susan Gammie                       
Wayne Kawadler
Patricia Laraia
Rocio Sanz
Scott Sartiano
Georgia Silvera Seamans
ECONOMIC DEV. & SMALL BUSINESS
Board Members                                             Public Members
Janet Liff, Chair                                           
Bo Riccobono, Vice Chair
Valerie De La Rosa
David Gruber
Daniel Miller
Scott Sartiano
Frederica Sigel
LAND USE & HOUSING
Board Members                                           Public Members
Anita Brandt, Co-Chair                                   Sean Sweeney 
Frederica Sigel, Co-Chair                               
Katy Bordonaro                                                  
John Paul DeVerna
Doris Diether
David Gruber
Michael Levine
Donna Raftery
Sandy Russo
Susan Wittenberg
LANDMARKS & PUBLIC AESTHETICS
Board Members                                            Public Members
Chenault Spence, Chair                                   Albert Bennett
Susan Gammie, Vice Chair                               Mostafa Osman
Anita Brandt                                                    
Valerie De La Rosa
Doris Diether
Jonathan Geballe
Brian Pape
Bo Riccobono
Sandy Russo
LIQUOR LICENSING 1
Board Members                                            Public Members
Robert Ely, Co-Chair
Donna Raftery, Co-Chair
Tom Connor
Cormac Flynn
Lois Rakoff
Dr. Shirley Smith
Susan Wittenberg
Antony Wong
LIQUOR LICENSE 2
Board Members                                             Public Members
Donna Raftery, Co-Chair
Robert Ely, Co-Chair
Katy Bordonaro
Mar Fitzgerald
Susan Kent
Robin Rothstein
Kristin Shea
Dr. Shirley Smith
PARKS & WATERFRONT
Board Members                                             Public Members
Rich Caccappolo, Chair                                     Nancy Brous
Coral Dawson                                                  Elizabeth Gilmore
Jonathan Geballe                                             Sharon Woolums
Jeannine Kiely                                            
Matt Metzger                                                  
Shirley Secunda
Kristin Shea
Georgia Silvera Seamans
Susan Wittenberg
QUALITY OF LIFE
Board Members                                           Public Members
Joseph Gallagher, Chair                                 Linda Aizer
Ritu Chattree                                                 Ann Arlen
Susan Kent                                                    Karen Eckhoff
Michael Levine                                                Ellen Peterson-Lewis
Ed Ma                                                             Rhea Sohne
Brian Pape                                                          
Rocio Sanz
Cathy Sullivan
                                                 
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
Board Members                                             Public Members
Jeannine Kiely, Chair                                        Barbara Glassman 
Patricia Laraia, Vice-Chair                                 Michael Markowitz
Akeela Azcuy
Keen Berger                                                    
Amy Brenna                                    
Rich Caccappolo                                              
Mar Fitzgerald
Betty Kubovy-Weiss
Matthew Metzger

SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
Board Members                                             Public Members
Susanna Aaron, Chair                                      Jessica Aaron       
Keen Berger                                                    Chris Leonard       
Tom Connor                                                     Rachel Yarmolinsky    
Wayne Kawadler
Cathy Sullivan
Adam Zeldin


TRAFFIC & TRANSPORTATION
Board Members                                              Public Members
Shirley Secunda, Chair                                       Joseph Flahaven
Ritu Chattree, Vice Chair                                    George Haikalis
Joseph Gallagher                                               
Janet Liff
Edward Ma
Daniel Miller
Lois Rakoff
Antony Wong
Adam Zeldin
BY-LAWS WORKING GROUP
Susan Kent, Chair 
Katy Bordonaro
David Gruber
Patricia Laraia
Matthew Metzger
Kristin Shea
ELIZABETH STREET GARDEN WORKING GROUP
Board Members                                              Public Members
David Gruber, Chair
Rich Caccappolo
Georgia Silvera Seamans
Susan Wittenberg
EQUITY WORKING GROUP
Mar Fitzgerald, Co-Chair
Patricia Laraia, Co-Chair
Akeela Azcuy
Katy Bordonaro
Amy Brenna
Betty Kubovy-Weiss
Matthew Metzger
Sandy Russo
Antony Wong
550 WASHINGTON ST. WORKING GROUP
Board Members                                            Public Members
Katy Bordonaro
Anita Brandt
Rich Caccappolo
David Gruber
Daniel Miller
Shirley Secunda

REOPENING WORKING GROUP
Board Members                                             Public Members
Valeri De La Rosa, Chair
Robert Ely
Joseph Gallagher
Daniel Miller
Donna Raftery
BOARD COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:

FINANCE
Antony Wong, Chair
Valerie De La Rosa
Susan Kent


PERSONNEL
Carter Booth, Chair
Valerie De La Rosa
Susan Kent
Daniel Miller
Antony Wong


SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS:

BELLEVUE COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD



CHINATOWN BID
Antony Wong


HRPT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Daniel Miller


GOUVERNEUR/GOTHAM COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD
Lois Rakoff


HUDSON SQUARE BID
Dan Miller


MEATPACKING BID
Frederica Sigel


NOHO BID
Carter Booth


SOHO BROADWAY BID
Susan Wittenberg


UNION SQUARE BID
Susan Kent


VILLAGE ALLIANCE BID
Shirley Secunda


WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK CONSERVANCY
Kristin Shea


STONEWALL NATIONAL MONUMENT
Susanna Aaron

















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