2024-11-15T16:13:29-06:00 2023-12-31 131655065 LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP 551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400 NEW YORK NY 10176 990 2023-01-01 861317846 BROOKLYN BRIDGE MANHATTAN INC BROO 9175367210 20 PINE STREET 3104 NEW YORK NY 10005 ROSA CHANG PRESIDENT 9175367210 2024-11-15 1 0 FREDERICK MARTENS P00298107 2126972299 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z GOTHAM PARK ROSA CHANG 20 PINE STREET 3104 NEW YORK NY 10005 501269 0 X WWW.GOTHAMPARK.ORG X 2021 NY BROOKLYN BRIDGE MANHATTAN, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 2021, TO REOPEN, REVITALIZE AND REACTIVATE THE SPACES UNDER THE MANHATTAN SIDE OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE, ONE OF NYC'S MOST VISITED AND HISTORIC DESTINATIONS. 9 8 1 229 0 0 64075 501269 0 0 0 0 0 0 64075 501269 0 0 0 0 22500 215499 28000 8000 54844 5026 56405 55526 279904 8549 221365 10382 237583 0 5836 10382 231747 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 179696 501269 SEE SCHEDULE O 179696 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 NY X THE ORGANIZATION 9175367210 20 PINE STREET 3104 NEW YORK NY 10005 ELIZABETH LEWINSOHN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROSA CHANG PRESIDENT 65.00 X X 200000 0 0 NANCY KONG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA LEE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN ANDERSON BASHEIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRET COLLAZZI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH KRAUTHEIM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT MAGLIARO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 200000 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5000 496269 14688 501269 501269 0 0 0 200000 137115 23709 39176 15499 10626 1837 3036 2173 2173 8000 8000 9047 5785 3262 9987 2750 7237 12200 10272 676 1252 2505 2505 8614 4822 1177 2615 1690 1690 ART PRODUCTION 7208 7208 0 0 MISC EXPENDITURES 2006 143 1098 765 EQUIPMENT RENTALS 975 975 279904 179696 45364 54844 10382 228218 8365 1000 10382 237583 5836 0 5836 X 10382 26747 205000 10382 231747 10382 237583 221365 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 30566 64075 501269 595910 30566 64075 501269 595910 144082 451828 595910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22445 0 0 22445 0 PART II-B, LINE 1: LOBBYING CONSULTING SERVICES WERE DONATED DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND CONSISTED OF ADVOCACY FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONAL AND CAPITAL FUNDING. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROSA CHANG PRESIDENT 200000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 200000 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 GOTHAM PARK IS THE NONPROFIT GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION CREATING AND ACTIVATING A NEW, 9+ ACRE PUBLIC SPACE UNDERNEATH THE ICONIC BROOKLYN BRIDGE IN HISTORIC LOWER MANHATTAN. WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND NEW YORK CITY AGENCIES, GOTHAM PARK IS ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY-LED, WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC SPACE THAT NURTURES CONNECTION, RESILIENCE, JOY, DISCOVERY, AND WONDER. FOLLOWING OVER 13 YEARS OF DISUSE, GOTHAM PARK IS RESTORING PUBLIC SPACE AND ACCESS BENEATH AND AROUND THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE MANHATTAN ANCHORAGE TO CREATE A NEIGHBORHOOD NEXUS RECONNECTING AND STRENGTHENING OUR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES. BY CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BRIDGE WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH THE MILLIONS OF ANNUAL BROOKLYN BRIDGE VISITORS, WE ARE IMPROVING SAFETY AND WELLBEING, FOSTERING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND PROMOTING SUSTAINED ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION FOR OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS, INCLUDING CHINATOWN, TWO BRIDGES, THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT, TRIBECA, CIVIC CENTER, LITTLE ITALY, THE LOWER EAST SIDE, AND BEYOND. GOTHAM PARK IS ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING EXPERTS, AND CITY AGENCIES TO CREATE A VARIETY OF FREELY ACCESSIBLE, SAFE, FLEXIBLE, INCLUSIVE, AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE RECREATION SPACES. IN THESE NEWLY OPENED SPACES, WE PROVIDE ARTS, CULTURE, AND PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE AND DELIGHT OUR DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS. WE ARE REOPENING AND STEWARDING GREEN SPACES THAT HAD LANGUISHED BEHIND FENCES FOR DECADES, REBUILDING THE ECOSYSTEM AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGAGEMENT AND VOLUNTEERISM. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRY EXPERTS, AND AGENCIES, WE ARE INCORPORATING CLIMATE RESILIENCE THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGN AND GREEN-BLUE-GRAY INFRASTRUCTURE. AS CIVIC ACTIVISTS AND ADVOCATES, WE FIRST CAME TOGETHER AT A MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD MEETING IN LATE 2020, WHEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS SPOKE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE, NEED, AND IMPACT OF PUBLIC SPACE- AND SPECIFICALLY THIS PLACE, WHICH HAD BEEN CLOSED TO PUBLIC ACCESS FOR OVER A DECADE DUE TO BRIDGE REPAIR WORK AND SECURITY MEASURES. WE FORMED OUR NONPROFIT IN EARLY 2021 WITH THE GOAL OF ESTABLISHING AND SUPPORTING A NEW KIND OF HYPER-URBAN PUBLIC PARK AT THE MANHATTAN LANDING OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. IN OUR FIRST TWO YEARS, WE BUILT A STRONG COMMUNITY OF STAKEHOLDERS AND SUPPORTERS, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND THEIR FAMILIES, TOURISTS, SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS, PUBLIC AND GREEN SPACE ADVOCATES, URBAN DESIGN EXPERTS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, AND CITY AGENCIES. IN A CITY WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURAL PARK PROJECTS ARE COUNTED IN DECADES AND NOT YEARS, WE ARE MOVING AT LIGHTNING SPEED TO DELIVER BENEFITS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS OF OUR ADVOCACY EFFORTS, THE FIRST ACRE OF OUR ENVISIONED 9+ ACRE PUBLIC SPACE OPENED ON MAY 24, 2023, THE 140TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, EVENTS AND EDUCATION AND PUBLIC ART INITIATIVES: AS A CENTERPIECE OF OUR VISION FOR THE PARK, GOTHAM PARK WORKS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE FREE AND ACCESSIBLE ATHLETIC, WELLNESS, AND CREATIVE INTERGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY EVENTS SERVING YOUTH, ADULTS, OLDER ADULTS, AND FAMILIES OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND ABILITIES. SINCE THE OPENING OF ITS FIRST ACRE ON MAY 24TH, 2023, SUPPORTED BY A SMALL STAFF AND DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS, GOTHAM PARK PROVIDES ACTIVE RECREATION SPACE THAT WAS LACKING IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AREAS FOR SKATEBOARDING, IN-LINE SKATING, BMX, PARKOUR, AND COURTS FOR BASKETBALL, PICKLEBALL, HANDBALL, AND SHUFFLEBOARD THAT ARE ENJOYED DAILY BY LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS. IN THE WARMER MONTHS OF 2023, LOCAL OLDER ADULTS ACTIVATED THE SPACE WITH TAI CHI AND QIGONG SESSIONS AS WELL AS STANDALONE GOTHAM PARK-SPONSORED MULTIGENERATIONAL ZUMBA AND MEDITATION CLASSES. ON JUNE 21, 2023, WE CELEBRATED OUR FIRST GO SKATEBOARDING DAY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SKATEPARK PROJECT AND VANS SKATEBOARDING. AS PART OF THIS NATIONWIDE WELLNESS EVENT, OVER 200 ATTENDEES JOINED US FOR A "SKATE JAM" COMPETITION AT THE FAMOUS BROOKLYN BANKS 9-STAIR, HOSTED BY GOTHAM PARK BOARD MEMBER AND TRAILBLAZING BROOKLYN BANKS SKATER AND STEWARD, STEVE RODRIGUEZ. ON NOVEMBER 4, 2023, OUR ORGANIZATION PRESENTED GOTHAM PARK'S INAUGURAL COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FOUR TITLE 1 HIGH SCHOOLS HOUSED AT THE MURRY BERGTRAUM CAMPUS ADJACENT TO GOTHAM PARK, HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE, NYCHA'S ALFRED E. SMITH HOUSES, NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NYC ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, NYPD 5TH PRECINCT, NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN, BIOBUS, STREETLAB, GO! SPORTS, CHURCH STREET SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART, UA3, HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION, AND OTHER NYC ORGANIZATIONS. THE BLOCK PARTY BROUGHT TOGETHER MEMBERS OF OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES WITH LIVE MUSIC, DJ PERFORMANCES, OPEN FITNESS CLASSES, ATHLETIC CLINICS, FAMILY-FRIENDLY STEM AND ARTS ACTIVITIES, AND COMPLIMENTARY FOOD OFFERINGS FROM LOCAL RESTAURANTS. THE EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 300 PARTICIPANTS, CELEBRATING OUR MULTIGENERATIONAL COMMUNITIES AND SERVING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH INFORM COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT FREE PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT SERVICES PROVIDED BY LOCAL PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND TO GET COMMUNITY FEEDBACK ON CURRENT AND FUTURE OFFERINGS AT GOTHAM PARK. OUR MULTIGENERATIONAL PROGRAMMING IS ESTABLISHING GOTHAM PARK AS A PLACE WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS CAN ACCESS FREE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, ACTIVITIES, AND INTEREST GROUPS PROMOTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS, CONFIDENCE, AND SUPPORTIVE PERSONAL CONNECTIONS. OUR COMMITMENT TO EMPOWERING YOUTH EXTENDS TO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES IN URBAN DESIGN, SUSTAINABILITY, HORTICULTURE, AND PLACEMAKING. IN 2023, GOTHAM PARK'S GROOP (GRASS ROOTS PLANTERS) PROJECT PROVIDED DOE-SPONSORED PAID INTERNSHIPS TO TWELVE 10TH-12TH GRADERS AT URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY (UAMA), ONE OF THE FOUR TITLE 1 HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE MURRY BERGTRAUM CAMPUS. PACE UNIVERSITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES DEPARTMENT ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM, WITH STUDENTS EARNING STUDY CREDIT FOR THEIR WORK. THIS RESILIENT DESIGN AND CITIZEN SCIENCE INTERNSHIP IS SUPPORTED IN PART BY GRANTS FROM THE MANHATTAN BOROUGH PRESIDENT'S OFFICE AND WILL ENTER ITS FOURTH SEMESTER IN FALL 2024. PARTICIPATING STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE LOCAL RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS NYCHA'S ALFRED E. SMITH HOUSES, HAMILTON-MADISON HOUSE AND MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 1, THE SKATEABLE DESIGN ELEMENT EXPERTISE OF THE SKATEPARK PROJECT, AND INDUSTRY EXPERTISE OF NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, NYC DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, NYPD COUNTER TERRORISM, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ARUP, BURO HAPPOLD, AND MORE. THE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENT PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR TEACHERS VALUE THIS PROGRAM FOR THE CONFIDENCE-BOOSTING EXPERIENCE IT GIVES THEM TO WORK ON A REAL-WORLD DESIGN PROJECT THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IMPLEMENTED JUST OUTSIDE THEIR DOORS, WITH INDUSTRY AND AGENCY EXPERTS AS MENTORS AND INSTRUCTORS (FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VIEW HTTPS://GOTHAMPARK.ORG/THE-GROOP-PROJECT). DUE TO THE SUCCESS AND POPULARITY OF THE GROOP PROJECT, GOTHAM PARK HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY THESE AND OTHER SCHOOLS TO EXPAND YOUTH EDUCATIONAL AND INTERNSHIP OFFERINGS IN 2024, INCLUDING THE FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, PRATT INSTITUTE, AND HARVARD UNIVERSITY. HORTICULTURE, OPERATIONS, AND MAINTENANCE: FROM THE MAY 2023 OPENING OF ITS FIRST ACRE WITH 7,000 SQ FT OF PLANTABLE SPACE THROUGH THE END OF 2023, GOTHAM PARK AND ITS COMMUNITY OF 160 VOLUNTEERS PLANTED OVER 1,300 PLANTS, TREES, AND SHRUBS, STEWARDED 40 MATURE TREES AND SHRUBS, SPREAD 6 TONS OF COMPOST, AND COLLECTED ALMOST A TON OF LITTER-CONTRIBUTING 600 HOURS OF SERVICE ACROSS 20 VOLUNTEER EVENTS. 93% OF OUR NEW PLANTINGS ARE REGIONAL NATIVE OR NATIVE CULTIVAR AND 51% ARE PURE NEW YORK NATIVE SPECIES. BY PRIORITIZING NATIVE PLANTS, WE CREATE A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM THAT SUPPORTS LOCAL WILDLIFE, ENHANCES SOIL HEALTH, AND PROMOTES A RESILIENT LANDSCAPE. THIS DIVERSITY NOT ONLY CONTRIBUTES TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BUT ALSO OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, FOSTERING A DEEPER CONNECTION BETWEEN OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR SHARED ECOSYSTEM. ADVOCACY, PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF OUR WORK AND HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE WHAT WE HAVE WITH SUCH A SMALL TEAM. THROUGH OUR COLLABORATIONS AND COMMUNITY COALITION-BUILDING, WE SUCCEEDED IN PERSUADING THE CITY TO RETURN THE FIRST ACRE OF OUR ENVISIONED 9-ACRE PUBLIC SPACE TO PUBLIC USE AFTER ONLY TWO YEARS OF ADVOCACY. WE ALSO RELY ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO ENSURE THAT OUR PROGRAMMING IS NOT ONLY WELCOMING, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, AND INCLUSIVE, BUT ALSO WHAT OUR COMMUNITY WANTS AND NEEDS. WE CONNECT REGULARLY WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR CLOSE-KNIT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, BIDS, RESIDENCES, AND CITY AGENCIES. WE HAVE DEVELOPED CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING NYCHA'S ALFRED E. SMITH HOUSES, CHATHAM GREEN, CHATHAM TOWERS, SOUTHBRIDGE TOWERS, KNICKERBOCKER VILLAGE, PARK ROW ALLIANCE, CHINATOWN BID AND CHINATOWN PARTNERSHIP, UA3, THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT HISTORIC DISTRICT, THE DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE, NYPD'S 5TH PRECINCT AND ONE POLICE PLAZA, NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER CITY AGENCIES, AND THE HIGH SCHOOLS WITHIN THE MURRY BERGTRAUM CAMPUS. IN ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE ALSO HAVE FULL SUPPORT FROM OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND OUR COMMUNITY BOARDS, 1 AND 3. SINCE OUR OPENING IN MAY 2023, GOTHAM PARK HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, CITY AGENCIES, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ENHANCE THE PUBLIC SPACES UNDER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE. WE AIM TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC SPACE LOCATED AT THE CROSSROADS OF CHINATOWN, THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT, TWO BRIDGES, THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT, AND TRIBECA. IN 2023, WE DEDICATED HUNDREDS OF STAFF AND VOLUNTEER HOURS WORKING WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A VISION TO PRESENT TO THE COMMUNITY; A VISION OF WHAT THIS SPACE CAN PROVIDE FOR LOWER MANHATTAN AND ALL OF NEW YORK CITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE DRAFT 990S ARE REVIEWED WITH THE EXECUTIVE TEAM, CONSISTING OF THE PRESIDENT, COO AND CFO. ONCE THAT IS FINALIZED, THE DRAFT 990S ARE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INCLUDING THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GOTHAM PARK HAS A FORMAL PROCESS FOR MONITORING PROPOSED AND ONGOING TRANSACTIONS FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DEALING WITH POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS. THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH EACH BOARD MEMBER AND KEY EMPLOYEE (PRESIDENT, COO AND CAO). IN THE EVENT THERE IS A PROPOSED CONFLICT OF INTEREST, IT IS REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND/OR GOTHAM PARK'S LEGAL COUNSEL. IF THERE IS AN ACTUAL CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER OR KEY EMPLOYEE WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM ANY FORMAL VOTE OR DECISIONS RELATED TO THE CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FOR 2023, THE ONLY SALARIED EMPLOYEE WAS THE PRESIDENT, ROSA CHANG. HER COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BASED ON A REVIEW OF SALARIES FROM THE 990S OF SEVERAL COMPARABLE NOT FOR PROFITS WITH SIMILAR MISSIONS AND OPERATIONS. THE SALARY WAS REVIEWED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SEVERAL WHO WORK IN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR AND FAMILIAR WITH MARKET RATES FOR THE PRESIDENT POSITION AND RESPONSIBILITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST