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Executive Committee

Officers: 

President

 – Chris Owens

First V.P.

 – Lucy Koteen

Second V.P.

 – Bobby Carroll

Treasurer

 – Marty Bernstein

Recording Secretary

  – John Keefe

Corresponding Secretary

  – Joy Romanski 

Members-At-Large: 

Marsha Borenstein

Richard Bruce

Matthew Chachere

Jonathan Cohen

Ken Diamondstone

Zita Fearon

David Galarza

Judy Hoffman

Nosheen Hussain

Bill Leavitt

Eric McClure

Raul Rothblatt

Aaron Rudelson

Steve Somerstein

Ex-Officio:   

Hon. Jake Gold

Hon. Lori Citron Knipel

Hon. Alan Fleishman

Hon. Jo Anne Simon

Mr. Josh Skaller

Welcome E-mail

Welcome to the new website of CBID – a work in progress.  Our previous site was hacked a number of times, so we have restructured the site and are in the process of uploading the content.  Please bear with us over the next few weeks.  By January, this site should be fully functional.

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 Come to CBID’s next Monthly Meeting:

Thursday, January 29, at 7:30 PM.

Park Slope Methodist Church, 6th Ave & 8th Street (Downstairs)

Annual CBID elections for officers and the Executive Committee will take place !  All members in good standing as of November 29, 2008 may vote in those elections.  To check your status, send an email to Treasurer Marty Bernstein: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please download a membership form, complete it and send it in with your dues.  If you join now, you can vote in the CBID candidate endorsement process that will start in March.  We will be selecting who to support amongst the citywide and local candidates for municipal offices in 2009 (Mayor, Council, etc.)


Please check out the “Events” page for our full schedule.

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081218 Notes from General Membership Meeting E-mail

At the December 18th monthly General Membership meeting, we first heard an extensive report on the New York State Budget situation from Assemblyman Jim Brennan, as well as a discussion regarding the next U.S. Senator from the State of New York.

During Committee Reports, we reviewed the nominations for Executive Committee positions.  At the January meeting, additional nominations may be accepted from the floor by petition (signatures of 10 CBID members in good standing.)

Nominees include:

Officers:  For President - Lucy Koteen; For 1st Vice President - Raul Rothblatt; For 2nd Vice President - Bobby Carroll; Treasurer - Marty Bernstein; Recording Secretary - John Keefe; Corresponding Secretary - Joy Romanski

For Members-At-Large (10 or 11 positions available depending upon membership as o f1/29/09):  Richard Bruce, Matthew Chachere, Jonathan Cohen, Charlie Davis, Ken Diamondstone, David Galarza, Judy Hoffman, Nosheen Hussein, Jeff Keilholtz, Keith Kinch, Joe Kopitz, Bill Leavitt, Claudia Massa, Ted Monell, Thomas Porper, Josh Skaller, Cheryl Krauss

There were no additional nominations.

The President, Chris Owens, announced that suggestions for the 2009 CBID budget need to be emailed to him ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) as soon as possible for serious consideration in the budget proposal he will be submitting to the CBID Executive Committee and then to the General Membership (at the January meeting).  The President stated that an organization such as CBID needs a better understanding of its resources and commitments and that a real budget will assist in ensuring that CBID's vision is pursued in the best way.

A discussion took place regarding Governor Paterson's impending selection of the next U.S. Senator -- the successor to incumbent Hillary Clinton, assuming she is confirmed as Secretary of State in the administration of President Barack Obama.  There was specific discussion regarding certain candidates as well as general commentary. 

Consensus was reached that CBID should send a letter to Governor Paterson requesting a transparent process regarding the various parties interested in the Senate seat:  all New Yorkers have a right to know where would-be Senators stand on key domestic and foreign policy issues so they can express their preferences to the Governor -- not just those with money and/or political access.

The President confirmed that the CBID Annual Dinner will take place on Sunday, March 22, 2009 and that CBID endorsement meetings will start on Thursday, March 26 (Mayor, Comptroller, Public Advocate), followed by endorsement meetings on Thursday, April 23 (Council Districts 33, 39) and Thursday, May 14 (all other races).

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081211 December Citizen E-mail

The December issue of our newsletter, The Citizen, is dedicated to the memory of the one and only Odetta, our singing sage and freedom fighter, and to a local hero, Evelyn Abelson, a Brooklynite and CBID member who never wavered in her commitment to justice and to children.  With last month's passing of Miriam Makeba, we note the loss of some powerful sisters.

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081116 Conscience of Brooklyn Reception E-mail

 

If you missed our post-election reception and the presentation of the "Conscience of Brooklyn" Awards on November 16, suffice it to say that we had a great time at Bogota (mojitos are wonderful, aren't they?)  We were visited by a number of elected officals, including Mayoral candidates Bill Thompson and Anthony Weiner, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Assemblymembers Jim Brennan, Karim Camara, and Joan Millman, and many more ...

 

 

Pictured L-R: 

Amanda Thompkins (Brooklyn for Barack), Jen Abrams, Jordan Thomas (Brooklyn for Barack),

Chris Owens (President, CBID / Brooklyn for Barack), Barack Hussein Obama (President-Elect),

Gabriele Sewtz (Audacity of Park Slope), Jeannie Heifetz (CBID / Brooklyn for Barack),

Josh Skaller (CBID / Brooklyn for Barack / Candidate for City Council, 39th District)

 

Other "Conscience of Brooklyn" honorees included:

Alice Backer
Donnel Baird
Sarah Baker
Tamika Blaize
Usef Campbell
Bernette Carway-Spruiell
Emmanuel Caicedo
Heidi Cain
Jennifer Carnig
Dottie Conway
Matt Cowherd
Lauren Dula
Ellen Enders
Jackie Esposito
Erin Evenson
Miranda Galindo
Nicole Gallucio
Judy Goldberg
Amanda Green
Justine Henning
Tamara Hood
Keith Kinch
Katharina Kopp
Rachel Lauter
Dan Lavoie
Chris McCreight
Ellen Mendlow 
Lloyd Porter
Queenie
Yoruba Richen
Naila Rosario
Andrew Sandley
Max Smith
Deanna Tilley
Wesley Weisberg 
Kevin Wilson
 

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