Annual Report 2013 BRONX RIVER BY THE NUMBERS

Anyone who has observed the Bronx River over the years knows that dramatic change is underway. But what do the numbers tell us? Here’s a numerical snapshot of our progress since our founding in 2001.

• New waterfront parkland created = 18 acres

• New waterfront trails created = 3.5 miles

• Amount raised for Bronx River Greenway and restoration = $163 million

• Number of people who have paddled the river = 14,500 people (plus thousands more with partner organizations!)

• Number of new boat launches on a river where none previously existed = 7

• Number of teachers trained to use the Bronx River as an outdoor classroom = 2,300

• Numbers of students who have touched and been touched by the river = 9,500

• Number of trees planted = 95,000

• Number of beavers living in the river = 2

• Number of volunteer hours dedicated to restoring and enjoying the river = 100,000

• Number of awards for our work, our parks, and our beaver = 30+

These numbers are a powerful reminder that our river, once a neglected eyesore, is now a source of community pride, where people come to canoe, bike, picnic and learn. The greenway trail system is coming together with 20 miles along the full river currently open for use. The river is getting cleaner and more beautiful year by year, the Alliance is growing stronger and deeper as an organization, and above all, the communities along the river are making it more and more their own.

Join us and discover what these facts and figures mean for our river, our communities, and our city.

See you on the river!

Linda R. Cox, Executive Director GET CONNECTED!

For many of us, 2013 was the year the Bronx River Greenway sprang to life. After years of planning, gathering funds, and piecing together designs and routes, it is thrilling to see people strolling, running, biking, kicking balls, and rolling skateboards along the nine miles of waterfront Bronx River Greenway trails in NYC!

Starlight Park opened in January 2013. Its 13 acres of NYC parkland feature ballfields, playgrounds, docks and a trail that joins together neighborhoods long divided by the Cross Bronx Expressway. River House, a community educational facility and boathouse now in construction at the south end of the park, will help thousands of Bronxites connect to the river each year through educational and recreational activities.

In the summer of 2013, the NYC Department of Transportation installed on-street bike lanes, safe street crossings, and other traffic calming measures that we have long sought. These improvements now make it much easier and safer for people to reach Concrete Plant Park and Starlight Park through the bustling streets of the South Bronx.

Finally, in the fall we celebrated the opening of the Bronx Park Connector, a crucial link in the greenway chain of NYC parks. This one-mile link connects South Bronx communities to the miles of trail and acres of parkland in Bronx Park, and in turn connects communities to the north with the newest stretches of the Bronx River Greenway in the South Bronx.

Over the past year, thousands of returning and new visitors have made the Bronx River, Bronx River Greenway, and Concrete and Starlight Parks their choice destination. Whether it’s marveling at the white egrets standing gracefully in the Bronx River as you canoe by or picnicking with family on the green grass of Starlight Park, the Bronx River Alliance continues to connect people to its wonderful resources. The past year is a snapshot of progress that continues to make the Bronx shine. Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

Veronica Vanterpool, Chair BOARD OF DIRECTORS PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Veronica Vanterpool • CHAIR • Tri-State Transportation Campaign COMMUNITY-BASED AND OTHER NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Joan Bryon • VICE CHAIR • Pratt Center for American Museum of Natural History Community Development Bronx Museum of the Arts Bike New York Carolyn McLaughlin • SECRETARY • Bissel Gardens BronxWorks (retired) Boogie Down Rides Bronx Children’s Museum Raji Kalra • TREASURER • Bronx Council for Environmental Quality David Lynch Foundation Bronx County Historical Society Bronx Health Reach Jessica Arcate Schuler • The New York Bronx Park East Community Association Botanical Garden Bronx River Parkway Reservation Conservancy Bronx is Blooming Peter Bourbeau • PWB Management Corp. Bronx River Art Center Maarten de Kadt • Writer & retired teacher Bronx Volunteer Coalition Adam Green • Rocking the Boat Bronx Works Marit Larson • New York City Department of buildOn Parks Natural Resources Group Christodora City Parks Foundation David Shuffler •Greenway Team Co-chair • Downtown Boathouse Youth Ministries for Peace and Justice Drew Gardens Ethan Strell • Columbia Center for Climate East Bronx History Forum Change Law East Coast Greenway Alliance Stacy Taffet • PepsiCo Environmental Education Advisory Council Kellie Terry • THE POINT CDC Five Borough Bicycle Club Friends of Brook Park Charles Vasser • Community Activist Friends of Shoelace Park Annette Williams • Ecology Team Co-chair • Friends of Soundview Sustainable South Bronx Friends of Van Cortlandt Park Gaia Institute DIRECTOR EMERITUS G.I.V.E (Getting Involved Virginia Avenue Efforts) Alexie Torres-Fleming GLOBE, Queens College Green City Force Groundwork Hudson Valley HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Grow NYC Ruth Anderberg Harding Park Homeowners Association & Environmental Center Nancy Wallace Harlem River Working Group Hunts Point Alliance for Children EX OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS Hutchinson River Restoration Project iLAND​​ Mitchell Silver Mary Mitchell Family and Youth Center COMMISSIONER NYC DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance Montefiore Medical Center Ruben Diaz, Jr. Natural Areas Conservancy BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT Natural Resources Defense Council Maria del Carmen Arroyo Nos Quedamos/We Stay NYC COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 17 New York Botanical Garden Andrew Cohen The Horticultural Society of New York NYC COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 11 NYC H2O Andy King NYC WaterTrail Association NYC COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 12 New York Restoration Project Annabel Palma NY/NJ Baykeeper NYC COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 18 The Osborne Association Ritchie Torres Partnerships for Parks NYC COUNCILMEMBER, DISTRICT 15 Phipps Community Development Corporation Pratt Center for Community Development SPECIAL ADVISORS THE POINT CDC Regional Plan Association Sonia Monzano Recycle a Bicycle Gail Nathan REI Wendy Neu Rocking the Boat Richard Reagan Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance S.W.I.M Coalition (Storm Water Infrastructure Dart Westphal Matters) Sustainable South Bronx Transportation Alternatives Tri- State Transportation Campaign VeloCity Wakefield, Williamsbridge & Woodlawn History Project Westchester Biking and Walking Alliance STAFF Westchester Native Plant Center Judy Alvarez Maggie Scott Greenfield Wildlife Conservation Society CONSERVATION CREW APPRENTICE DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS & DEVELOPMENT Yonkers Green Policy Task Force Tawana Booker Damian Griffin Youth Ministries for Peace & Justice ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CHIEF EDUCATOR 222nd St Block Association Thomas Brande Claudia Ibaven COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE GREENWAY COORDINATOR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Urban Waters Federal Partnership Penny Brown Robin Kriesberg National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration CONSERVATION CREW LEADER ECOLOGY DIRECTOR National Park Service, Rivers and Trails Jim Burke Michael Mendez Office of Congressman Joseph Crowley MANAGER OF FOUNDATION & CONSERVATION MANAGER Office of Congressman Eliot Engel GOVERNMENT GRANTS Alex Nieves Office of Congressman José E. Serrano​ Linda R. Cox VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR U.S. Army Corps of Engineers EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/BRONX RIVER Francis Pinero ADMINISTRATOR U.S. Forest Service​ CONSERVATION CREW APPRENTICE U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Michelle Cropsey Joseph Sanchez CONSERVATION CREW MEMBER OUTREACH MANAGER STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Elvin Cruz Jose Santiago CONSERVATION CREW APPRENTICE Bronx Borough President’s Office CONSERVATION CREW MEMBER New York City Community Boards: 2, 6, 9, 11, 12 Leanna Enecio Maria Sawyer Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and ECOLOGY INTERN DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION Sustainability Lizbel Escamilla Elizabeth (Alex) Severino New York City Department of Education DEVELOPMENT INTERN EDUCATION & RECREATION INTERN New York City Department of Environmental Elaine Feliciano Saudy Tejada Protection CONSERVATION CREW LEADER MANAGER OF INDIVIDUAL & CORPORATE GIVING New York City Department of Parks & Recreation Josue Garcia New York City Department of Transportation RECREATION SPECIALIST As of July 2014 New York City Soil & Water Conservation District New York State Office of the Attorney General New York State Department of Environmental DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS Conservation​​ Charles Berenguer, Bill Busk, Luis Raffael Cornelio, Stephen DeVillo, New York State Department of State​​​ New York State Department of Transportation Mike Gupta, Dan Hamburg, Elizabeth Hamby, Pope Jackson, Twahira New York State Office of Parks, Historic Khan, Lisa Liquori, Nilka Martell, Nessie Payton, Morgan Powell, Restoration, and Preservation Ramon Rivera, Gerry Segal, Martha Schwartz, Hank Stroobants, Westchester County Department of Parks, Raphael Schweizer, Lia Vega, Isaias Vega, Robert Ward. Recreation, and Conservation Westchester County Department of Planning Westchester County Soil and Water PRO BRONO COUNSEL Conservation District John Denne, Kevin Fullington of Herrick Feinstein LLP, Milbank

SCHOOLS NYCDOE Alternative Learning Centers, PS6 Bronx Academy for Computer and Technology Bronx Community Charter School Bronx International High School Bronx Light House Charter School Bronx Little School Bronx High School of Science City College, CUNY CS 211 Collegiate Institute for Math and Science Columbia University DeWitt Clinton High School Emolior Academy Explorations Academy Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School Fieldston School for Ethical Culture Fordham University Lehman College, CUNY The Learning Tree School Manhattan College NYCDOE Teaching American History Grant Program New York University Wallerstein Collaborative New York Institute Since the founding of the Bronx River Alliance Queens College, CUNY SUNY Maritime in 2001, we have planted over 95,000 trees, Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation shrubs and other herbaceous plants with the Validus Prep help of over 100,000 volunteer hours. Van Nest Academy Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School DONORS (From U. S. Environmental BROOK $250+ Lillian Ball 01/01/13 to 12/31/13) Protection Agency, Citizen Charles & Elia Armstrong​ Gordon Ball Science Grants Susan Babcock & Kirk Barrett FOUNDATIONS U. S. Forest Service, USDA Ralph Schmidt Clarice ​ Baterna William Beinecke​ Mark & Judy​ Baum The Achelis Foundation INDIVIDUAL DONORS Altman Foundation John Beinecke​ Jennifer Beaugrand​ Lily Auchincloss Foundation ESTUARY $2500+ Ismael Betancourt​ Benjamin Beinecke The Bay and Paul Frances​ Beinecke & Angelica Braestrup​ Mark Bennett Foundations Paul Elston Elizabeth Brody​ Nadine & Joe ​Berg Booth Ferris Foundation Elizabeth Bennett​ Stephen Byrns​ Alan Bernstein Arlene & Arnold Goldstein Linda Cox & John Calvelli​ Louis Blumengarten Family Foundation John G. Robinson Michael Cammarota​ Ivan Braun The Hagedorn Fund Sarah & Geoffrey Gund​ Elena Conte​ Nathaniel Bristol The J.M. Kaplan Fund Edith McBean​ Aviva Davidson​ Brant Brooks National Fish & Wildlife Jeffrey​ Myers & Maarten De Kadt & Jim Buckley Foundation, Bronx River Patricia Farren Karen Smith Fernando & Barbara​ Watershed Initiative Barbara Robins​ Robert DelTorto​ Camacho The Norcross Wildlife James Deutsch​ Mark & Barbara Cane BRANCH $1000+ Foundation Alexis Feliciano​ Dwain Carroll Frederick Beinecke The Prospect Hill Foundation Fernando & Aramina Ferrer​ Nadine ​ Chang Peter Bourbeau Elizabeth Figueroa​ David Chenok CORPORATIONS Paula & Bill Caplan John M. Lucero Fleck​ Anne Chessin Anheuser-Busch Budweiser, Kevin Connolly​ Gerald & Marion Galison​ Charles & Kelly Chubet River Network Lizzie Elston ​& Tom Cannell Mark Ginsberg & Darby Curtis Jennifer & Bill​ Clark Apple Bank For Savings Mary Elston​ Barry Hartglass​ Laura Coles Bank of America Peter Lehner & Fritz Beshar Jennifer Herring​ Robert ​ Constable Bloomberg LP Josie Merck & Jim Stevenson Stephen Kline​ Miquela Craytor Clif Bar Family Foundation Tatiana​ Pouschine & I.C. Levenberg-Engel​ Linda Cunningham Coca-Cola North America, Richard Strother Joseph Linton & Eliza Davidson Rails to Trails Conservancy Alan & Jill Rappaport​ Carrie Lincourt Rebecca Davison Con Edison Jonathan & Lisa Rook​ Paul Lipson​ John H. & Joan B. Denne Deutsche Bank Daniel Tishman​ Christy Lizama​ Stephen DeVillo New Yankee Stadium Carrie Elston Tunick​ Carolyn & James McLaughlin​ Charles​ Di Bona Community Benefits Fund Cathy & Stephen Weinroth​ Joseph & Carmela Menta​ Christian DiPalermo Patagonia Gerald Meyer​ Celeste ​ Dwyer STREAM $500+ REI Kellie Michel​ Raeford Dwyer Dilip Advani​ Red Thread Production, Inc Caren Morgan​ Jeffrey Enright Brian & Sarah Aucoin​ Simón Bolívar Foundation Gail Nathan​ Richard ​ Epstein Barbara Bancroft​ Vista Food Exchange, Inc Felicity Nitz​ Hillary Exter Patricia Bauman & Kenney & Cecilia Oh​ John Facultad John Landrum Bryant PUBLIC FUNDING James Periconi, Esq. ​ R. Drayton Fair Robert Bender & Community Transformation Mahindra & Anris Ramdhanie​ Christine Fazio Loretta Nash Grant funded by the Judith Rivkin​ Joel & Joanne ​Feinberg Joan Byron​ Centers for Disease Control Chloe Rowe & Eduardo Razo Scott Felenstein Majora Carter & James Chase & Prevention Caroline Samponaro​ Anne Flynn Garry Cox​ Congressman Jose E. James & Jessica Arcate Dana Foote David Davidson​ Serrano’s WCS-NOAA Schuler​ Michael Frasco Ron Diprinzio & South Bronx Waterfront Geri & John Sciortino​ Jennifer Freeman Mary Guarracini Partnership Carol Sedwick & Ignatius ​ Galgan Nydia & Wally Edgecombe​ New York City Councilmember Michael Patrick Richard​ Gans & Alfred Finger​ Maria del Carmen Arroyo Ronald Shiffman​ Doris Quinones Adrian Fisher​ New York City Councilmember Jane Silfen​ Lisa Garson Marilyn Gelber & Oliver Koppell David Simone​ Francine Gerace & Robert Jacobson New York City Councilmember Steven Smith​ Getz Obtsfeld Joshua Ginsberg & Annabel Palma Christopher Snow​ Gerald Gilboe Catherine Kerr New York City Councilmember Joanne B. & Peter Spellane​ Sarah Gillman Adam Green​ Joel Rivera Linda Sterling​ Wayde Gilston Daniel & Marguerite New York City Department Ethan Strell & Barbara Giordano & Greenfield​ of Parks & Recreation Jacqueline Elias Sean Kelly Raji Kalra​ New York State Council on Brian Sullivan & Michael ​ Glazebrook Kenneth Kirshenbaum & the Arts via Bronx Council Catherine Herman Sharon Godlewicz Wendy Breitner on the Arts Tracy Tompkins-Canning​ Lewis Goldberg Marit Larson & Adam Sobel New York State Department Marceil Tooley​ Robert Goldstein David Leach​ of Environmental David Tunick​ Lesley Goldwasser James Leitner​ Conservation, Elizabeth Tunick​ Charlie Gonzales Lisa Liquori & Gene Fine Environmental Justice Ira & Denise Wagner​ Larry Gould James Mann​ Community Impact and David Weinraub​ Ellen & Don Greenfield Kim Mathews​ Green Gems Programs Dart Westphal & Ellen Pollan Kate Greenfield Thomas & Heather McArdle​ New York State Department Doug Wingo & Tim Legg Jeremy & Maggie Scott Garrett & Mary Moran​ of State, Environmental Simon Wynn​ Greenfield Sean O’Brien​ Protection Fund Kenneth Yeung​ Victoria Grieves​ Richard Reagan​ Recreational Trails Paul Zofnass & Renee Ring David Griffin Charles Rice-Gonzalez​ Program funded by John Griffin Sarah & Craig Richardson​ the U. S. Department of RIVULET $100+ Fatima Griffith Martha & David Schwartz​ Transportation through George & Rita​ Alexander Maxine​ Griffith Ian & Manon Slome​ the New York State Office Richard ​ Allen Robert Gruenewald Amy Stursberg​ of Parks, Recreation & Marcia & Franz Allina Elizabeth Haberkorn Stacy Taffet​ Historical Preservation Edward​ Ames & Alexander Hackney Kellie Terry​ U. S. Community Jane Sokolow Pamela Haller​ Susan Tressler & Fabio Corsi Development Block Grant Linny Andlinger Daniel Hamburg & Veronica Vanterpool​ U. S. Department of Housing Diana Avila Sandy Kessler Barry Willner & & Urban Development Arthur Aviles Susan Hannah Fish ladder under construction at Sybil Wailand 182nd Street dam. Eleanor ​Harrison Bregman Carter Strickland Kathryn & Vincent Heintz Henry Stroobants Carol Hodgman David & Barbara Stuart BRONX RIVER ALLIANCE, INC. Tom Hodgman Edward Stuart Joyce Hogi Nancy & Sanford Taffet STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES Tony Hull Helena Tam FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 Melissa Hurley Jean Tatge & Phil Collis Kevin Hynes Christina Taylor (With comparative totals for the year ended December 31, 2012) Harold ​ Jacobowitz John Thomas Seth Jones Patrick Thomas Maryanne Joyce Henry Tibensky Unrestricted Restricted 12/31/13 12/31/12 Marie Kallio & Jonathan & Howard Topper Public support and revenue: Twig Henwacker Teresa Toro Contributions $175,866 $277,000 $452,866 $617,674 Craig Katz Martha ​ Tressler Government grants 326,025 326,025 355,973 Liam Kavanagh Steven Tsavaris In-kind contributions 583,821 583,821 507,205 Debbi & Richard Keefe Basak Tuncak Special event income 138,495 138,495 62,241 Paul Kerins Colin Turner David Klem Austin Van (net of direct expenses of $22,246) Ken Kobland Sedra Jayne Varga Interest income 1,482 1,482 1,429 Bonita & Stephen Kramer Theodore Wagner Miscellaneous 8,297 8,297 2,885 Thomas ​ Kuck Judith Wallace Net assets released from restriction 454,792 (454,792) 0 0 Lisa Kunstadter Frank Walter Total public support and revenue 1,688,778 (177,792) 1,510,986 1,547,407 Susan Lally Robert & Hillela Ward Michele Lamberti Marvin ​ Wexler Alex Levi & Stephen Whitehouse Expenses: Amanda Schachter Jeffrey ​ Wichmann Program services 1,228,362 1,228,362 1,015,350 Tony Levy Chris Wiedemann Supporting services Chun Li David Wilkie Management and general 157,769 157,769 174,410 Sharon & Michael Liebowitz Daniel Williams Fundraising 200,046 200,046 155,829 Thomas ​ Lindsay Sasha Wilson & Total supporting services 357,815 0 357,815 330,239 Jean Lithgow Kendra Sibley Jane Little Daniel Wood Total expenses 1,586,177 0 1,586,177 1,345,589 Matt Logue Hubert ​ Wright Kris Magel John & Jasmine Zutter Change in net assets 102,601 (177,792) (75,191) 201,818 Elias Marenco Jean McCarroll EVENT SPONSORS Net assets-beginning of year 598,883 729,944 1,328,827 1,127,009 Caleb McClennen AKRF Karen Meara Bank of America Jeff & Marcia​ Meighan Bronx Community College Net assets-end of year $701,484 $552,152 $1,253,636 $1,328,827 Ken Metzner Bronx Lebanon Hospital Deborah Mintz Center Nancy Myers Capital One Bank Frances​ Pandolfi Christodora F. Taylor Pape The Cleveland H. Dodge Guy Pardee Foundation Ann Pearson Clif Bar Family Foundation Nicholas Pecsok Con Edison Tom Perlmutter D’Arrigo Brothers Rita Pochter-Lowe Durst Organization Jeannette Price Health Plus Amerigroup Michael ​ Pruzan Herbert H. Lehman College Richard ​ Pzena Hostos Community Jeff Pzena College CUNY Joshua Raff Hudson River Foundation Chuckie Reddy Hunts Point Terminal Daniel Rivkin Produce Cooperative William Rodgers Association Martin & Francine Rogers Krasdale Foods John Rogers LKQ Kristin Rogne MBD Community Housing Michael Rojas Corp. Weslie Rosen Metro Optics Eyewear Linda Rosenbury Modells Peter Sallerson Montefiore Medical Center Carol Samol Natural Resources Cristian Samper Defense Council Jorge Santiago Open Space Institute Katherine Schoonover Signature Urban Nolie & Susan​ Scott Properties LLC Pamela​ Shaw & Sims Metal Management Kent Redford Tryax Realty Management In 2013, the Bronx River Alliance secured a Ruth Siegler Verizon total of $12,250,000 in capital funds for the Norma Silva Deirdre ​ Silver river and the greenway: $12,000,000 for Marcia ​ Siper Jeffrey Smith Phase 2 of Starlight Park from mayoral funds Melissa Sobel and $250,000 for fish passage at the twin Daniel Solomon Bettina & Thomas Speyer dams in the Bronx Zoo from Bronx Borough Clifford ​ Stanton President Ruben Diaz, Jr. Robert Steinbaum Jose Stevenson Bronx River Alliance One Bronx River Parkway Bronx, NY 10462 718.430.4665 bronxriver.org