Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force & Advisory Groups

A Task Force and six Advisory Groups will represent specific, diverse interests in the future of the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.

NYCEDC is pleased to have assembled a Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force comprised of a wide range of experts including federal, state, and local elected officials, the local community board, local resident organizations, maritime and industrial stakeholders, unions, planning and environmental justice organizations, and representatives of the local business community. The Task Force is responsible for contributing to and approving the vision plan for Brooklyn Marine Terminal and will be guided by six Advisory Groups. The Advisory Groups will provide key insights, and ensure additional community and organizational participation as each of these groups represents a specific interest in the future of the terminal.

Task Force

The Task Force is led by a chair and two vice chairs. The full membership includes:

• Representative Dan Goldman (Chair)
• Council Member Alexa Avilés (Vice Chair)
• State Senator Andrew Gounardes (Vice Chair)
• Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
• Senator Chuck Schumer
• Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso
• Council Member Shahana Hanif
• Assembly Member Charles Fall
• Assembly Member Marcela Mitaynes
• Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon
• Tom Conoscenti, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development to the Governor (Governor Appointee)
• Nate Bliss, Chief of Staff, First Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce (Mayor Appointee)
• Randy Peers, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
• Mike Racioppo, Brooklyn Community Board 6
• Amanda Sue Nichols, Cobble Hill Association
• Ben Fuller-Googins, Carroll Gardens Association
• Hank Gutman, Brooklyn Navy Yard Board Chair & Former Brooklyn Bridge Park Board Member
• Frank Agosta, International Long Shoreman Association
• Jim Tampakis, Marine Shipping Parts
• Stephen Lyman, Maritime Association of NYNJ
• Eddie Bautista, NYC Environmental Justice Alliance
• John Nardi, Shipping Association of NYNJ
• Jesse Solomon, Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation
• Carly Baker-Rice, Red Hook Business Alliance
• Frances Brown, Red Hook Houses East Tenants Association
• Karen Blondel, Red Hook Houses West Tenants Association
• Tiffany-Ann Taylor, Regional Plan Association
• Michelle De La Uz, Fifth Avenue Committee

Advisory Groups

The six Advisory Groups and their members include:

Community Development & Housing

• Fifth Avenue Committee (Chair)
• 63 Tiffany Place
• Brooklyn Heights Association
• Carroll Gardens Association
• Cobble Hill Association
• Community Board 6
• Pratt Center for Community Development
• Red Hook Community Justice Center
• Southwest Brooklyn Tenant Union

Maritime, Industrial, Local Business, Workforce

• Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation (Chair)
• Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
• Brooklyn Navy Yard
• Brooklyn Workforce Innovations
• Good Shepherd Services
• Greenpoint Manufacturing & Design Center
• Harbor School
• International Longshoremen's Association
• Kingsborough Community College
• Maritime Association of NY/NJ
• NYC Employment Training Coalition
• PortSide
• Red Hook Business Alliance
• Shipping Association of NY/NJ
• SUNY Maritime College
• The HOPE Program

BMT Tenants

• Red Hook Container Terminal (Chair)
• Manhattan Beer
• Vane Line Bunkering
• Ports America

Waterfront, Environmental Justice, Resilience

• Waterfront Alliance (Chair)
• Billion Oyster Project
• CUNY Climate Justice Hub
• International Electric Marine Association
• NYC-EJA
• New York Lawyers for Public Interest (NYLPI)
• Pacific Environment
• Resilient Red Hook
• RETI Center
• SWIM Coalition
• UPROSE

Transportation, Mobility & Open Space

• Regional Plan Association (Chair)
• Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy
• Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
• Brooklyn Heights Association
• New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P)
• NYC-EJA
• Red Hook Bus Coalition
• The Trust for Governors Island
• Transportation Alternatives

NYCHA/NYCHA Youth

• Red Hook Initiative (Chair)
• Alex House Project
• Good Shepherd Services 
• Green City Force
• P.S. 676 PTA
• Red Hook Art Project 
• Red Hook Houses East Tenants Association
• Red Hook Houses West Tenants Association
• Rising Tide Effect