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2015/16 REVIEW

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 1 LETTER FROM THE CO-CHAIRS 1

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN OUR 2015-2016 REVIEW!

In the following pages, you will find a summary of the Randall’s Island Park Alliance’s most recent accomplishments, and the culmination of the work of the Alliance at the brink of our 25th anniversary – a milestone which fills us with gratitude, amazement, and pride.

If you are one of the millions of New Yorkers and others who visit the Island, year after year, you know that recent years have been transformative in terms of its fields, facilities, and scenic waterfront. In turn, we hope you may also have noted the joyful proliferation of Park programs. On most days in season, RIPA now offers something new for you to discover, from festivals at the Urban Farm to yoga along the waterfront, wetland activities at the Salt Marsh, fun runs at Icahn Stadium, garden tours, and more. Should you prefer to explore on your own, RIPA offers maps for walking and running, and field guides for touring the tidal wetlands, waterfront gardens, or Urban Farm. We continue to add visitor amenities, from Park basics like bicycle racks and picnic tables to innovations such as self-guided tours and free sunscreen dispensers. Whatever your interest, the Island welcomes you.

In the meantime, the Park’s beloved, renovated fields now require our careful attention once again: after years of enthusiastic play, they are beginning to show wear and tear. Among other efforts, in 2015-2016 we resurfaced three synthetic turf fields, including the premier Field 10, which also received upgraded team seating with covered benches. If you play on the Island, we hope you have had the chance to give these new surfaces a try. We must continue to invest in sustaining the excellent standards we have set, and herein lies our mission for the coming years. If you play, ride, walk, run, explore, or simply relax at Randall’s Island, we hope you will support us – by contributing, by volunteering, or by doing your part however you can – as we work to preserve what the Alliance has built over the past 25 years.

We thank you, our friends and supporters, for helping us to make Randall’s Island the backyard where so many New Yorkers come to play. We hope you love the Park, and treasure as do we its great beauty and huge capacity to welcome our diverse city to its shores. In the midst of three boroughs, beneath a much-traveled bridge, with views in all directions, Randall’s Island Park draws our city together and expands our horizons.

As RIPA enters its next quarter century, please join us in stewardship of Randall’s Island Park.

JERRY GOLDMAN NANCY NEFF

Letter from the Co-Chairs

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 2

1 Letter from the Co-Chairs 3 Board of Trustees 4 Senior Staff 5 President’s Introduction 6 Improved Park Access and Visitor Amenities 8 Increased and Diversified Public Programming and Community Outreach 13 Expanded Capacity and Careful Stewardship 16 Financial Reports18 Supporters

Table of Contents

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 33BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Karim Hutson* Jennifer James* Dean Landis Richard J. Mack Jon May* Leslie Myers Bradford R. Peck Carol Perry Bimla Picot Dana Reed Stephen Rich Patricia W. Shifke Sherri Williams

Timothy Barefield Michael Boxer Michael Chang Rodney Cohen Susan Danilow Brenda DiLuigi David Dishy Lucy Fato Ramon Gonzalez Justin H. Green Mark I. Greene Sunil Gulati Courtney C. Hall* Justin G. Hamill*

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2017

Jerome L. Goldman Co-Chairs Nancy F. Neff

Aimee Boden** President Gale Brewer** Manhattan Borough President Karen Cohen President Emerita & Founder Richard Davis Chair Emeritus Andrea K. Feirstein Treasurer Richard B. Gross Secretary Mitchell Silver** Commissioner, NYC Parks & Recreation

*Mayoral Appointee **Ex Officio

Board of Trustees

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 44SENIOR STAFF

AS OF SEPTEMBER 2017

Aimee Boden* RIPA President & Park Administrator

Anny Amores Human Resources Manager Andrew Brogan** Park Supervisor Daeman Di Stefano Chief Financial Officer Christopher Girgenti Natural Areas Manager Peter Hunter Sports Field Director Lori Knowles** Park Supervisor Deborah Maher Vice President & General Counsel Ellen McCarthy Public Programs Manager Phyllis Odessey Director of Horticulture Eric Peterson** Deputy Park Administrator David Salerno** Concession & Event Manger EunYoung Sebazco Horticulture Manager Paula Stein Director of Development Nicholas Storrs Urban Farm Manager Gregory Tuba Icahn Stadium Manager Louis Vazquez Director of Icahn Stadium Jennifer Wainwright Communications Manager Anne Wilson Senior Director of Planning

*Joint RIPA and NYC Parks & Recreation Department Staff **NYC Parks & Recreation Staff

Senior Staff

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 55PRESIDENT’S INTRODUCTION

This 2015-2016 Review is focused on the expansion of the activities RIPA provides at Randall’s Island Park, following a period of particularly rapid programmatic development. If you are a regular visitor, I hope you will recognize herein some of the new resources and amenities you have enjoyed over the past couple of years.

Annual offerings now range from school-based programs at the Little Hell Gate Salt Marsh and the Urban Farm to drop-in fun runs at Icahn Stadium, guided tours, free fitness programs and outdoor movie nights. Our neighbors know to expect nearly daily offerings, as well as our free weekend signature events beginning with RIPA’s spring Cherry Blossom Festival at the Urban Farm and followed by our Birding Bonanza, Great Randall’s Island Treasure Hunt, Harvest Festival, and Get Hooked! family fishing day along the Island’s southern shoreline, looking down the Manhattan waterfront. All of these make for a great Park experience.

Furthermore, it is very satisfying, as President of RIPA, to look back and note that much careful planning, and a strong collective vision, has brought us to this point. RIPA’s original Management, Restoration & Development Plan guided the successful development of the IAAF-certified Icahn Stadium, the 20-court Sportime Tennis Center; the renovated golf center; an Urban Farm; 20 acres of renovated natural areas and wetlands; nine miles of waterfront pathways; and dozens of irrigated and turf playing fields. By 2012, with these capital goals largely realized, the RIPA Board and staff undertook and adopted a 3-5 Year Strategic Plan for the renovated Park; key goals included improved access, capacity-building, and increased programming to make the most of the Island’s transformed resources.

This brings us to January of 2015, when RIPA issued our Programming Plan, geared toward ensuring that the Park’s newly-transformed resources were used well, in response to community needs and interests. The Plan called for increasingly site-specific, environmentally-responsive programs, as well as more drop-in events, especially on the weekends, to foster increased access, exercise, and healthier living for all New Yorkers, and especially for residents in adjacent neighborhoods. We also sought to identify ways the Island might welcome and encourage a range of unstructured uses, fostering visitor exploration through good wayfinding and responsive visitor amenities.

This Review, then, tells the story of RIPA’s enormous programmatic growth over the past two years. But it is also the story of more than two decades of planning and development. The more than 150 free programs offered in 2016 are both a testament to all that the Alliance has achieved together, and a celebration of the Island’s role as a unique and increasingly beloved oasis for all New Yorkers.

Please join us, and if you have a moment please don’t hesitate to tell us: what is your favorite thing to do at Randall’s Island Park, these days, and what would you like to see next?

AIMEE BODEN

President’s Introduction

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 66IMPROVED PARK ACCESS AND VISITOR AMENITIES

Simply getting to and around the Island, easily, safely and appealingly, is of course the first step. In 2015, after years of work together, RIPA joined NYCEDC and NYC Parks to open – and to celebrate! – the first at-grade crossing from the Bronx, the “Randall’s Island Connector.” By 2016, RIPA had constructed and opened a new middle section of the Hell Gate Pathway, under the railroad trestle arches along the Park’s central spine and freshwater wetlands. Working with the Manhattan Borough President and MTA NYC Transit, we created three new bus stops, creating much-improved access to our Urban Farm and to the Park’s southern fields.

Two years ago, as RIPA laid out goals for expanded outreach and drop-in activities, we also outlined our commitment to increase opportunities for “unstructured recreation.” Many activities fall under this umbrella – from strolling to jogging, picnicking to fishing – but the central premise is that if RIPA lays out the access, provides visitor amenities, and keeps the Island beautiful, more and more of our neighbors will discover their own ways to enjoy the Park.

RIPA also worked with City agencies, elected officials and local advocates to develop improved signage and striping guiding Park visitors through adjacent neighborhoods in East Harlem and the South Bronx. Finally, in 2015 under the leadership of a dedicated group of Board Members, RIPA completed installation of our comprehensive Park system of over 30 maps and destination signs and 60 location banners aimed at non-vehicular travelers; RIPA’s maps and signage also now welcome visitors approaching the Island from access points on all three surrounding boroughs.

Improved Park Access and Visitor Amenities

We installed over 30 maps and destination signs and

60 location banners aimed at non-vehicular

travelers

We created 3 new bus stops improving access to our Urban Farm and to the Park’s southern fields

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 77IMPROVED PARK ACCESS AND VISITOR AMENITIES

Once at the Park, new amenities help to welcome these visitors, who are coming in ever-increasing numbers. For those who come on foot, and to encourage parking in our large central lots, RIPA now offers shuttle service during the Park’s busiest times, running along both northern and southern loops. To encourage the rapidly-increasing number of cyclists who visit, RIPA has installed 30 bicycle racks over the past two years; counters at Park access points suggest significantly increased bicycle commuting between surrounding boroughs.

Maps and bulletin boards can be found at all comfort stations, including a new station and snack bar opened along the Bronx Shore in 2015, and 20 new picnic tables welcome visitors. To ensure safe enjoyment of the Island’s sunny fields and shoreline, we installed new security cameras and emergency call boxes, as well as 25 free sunscreen dispensers – Randall’s Island was the first park in New York City to offer this amenity. In addition to new use-specific maps now available to download from the RIPA website – running maps, waterfront guides, urban farm guides – new on-site signage educates visitors about our wetlands and wildflower meadow sites and provides a scenic self-guided tour of the waterfront garden along the Harlem River shoreline.

All of these improvements have helped increase and encourage Island visitation, especially by our closest neighbors. It is an enormous pleasure to see walkers, runners, and cyclists wind along Park pathways, and to see the Island’s green lawns and breezy shoreline welcome family picnics, fishing enthusiasts, happy canines, and dreamers with a good book. RIPA’s goal is to ensure that Randall’s Island provides a treasured backyard park for neighbors in East Harlem, the South Bronx and Astoria, Queens.

A new comfort station and snack bar opened

along the Bronx Shore, and 20 new picnic tables

welcome park visitors

The Randall’s Island Connector provided the first at-grade crossing from the Bronx, encouraging pedestrians

and cyclists to visit

New on-site signage educates visitors about our wetlands and wildflower meadow sites


Today, RIPA’s free public programming has met or exceeded all the goals set forth only two short years ago. In 2016, the Alliance offered 195 free public events, representing 13x more events than in 2014. These included our signature events as well as new family-friendly outdoor movie nights, regularly reoccurring fitness classes featuring yoga, Zumba and running, and curated walking tours of the Island. We also reconfigured our youth programs to better serve local children.

In our last bi-annual review, we set forth our strategic plan for reconfiguration and expansion of RIPA’s free public programs. The blueprint for programmatic expansion was the product of a comprehensive process of research, evaluation and planning executed by a Planning Team – a group of dedicated Board Members, staff and stakeholders. Among other things, the roadmap called for:

1. Increased Free Public Events

Emphasize regularly-occurring, healthy drop-in activities

and fun and educational events geared towards local communities,

including signature events to showcase the Island

2. Improved

Youth Programs Reconfigure current

programs to meet the needs of the community

and maximize our impact

3. Expanded Volunteer

Opportunities Expand the number of and

roles of volunteers, to increase support to our

public programs

4. Augmented

Communication Establish regular

communications with nearby communities in order to listen to, and to understand, local needs and share our identity

and offerings

RIPA offered 195 free public

events, 13x more events than

in 2014

Increased and Diversified Public Programming and Community Outreach

INCREASED AND DIVERSIFIED PUBLIC PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH


The Waterfront Stewardship Program and Urban Farm Program received additional resources such as staff headcount, and in-class room lessons were added to compliment on-Island field trips, both of which resulted in more children being served. RIPA’s growing “Park-as-Lab” urban ecology program provided opportunities for students, investigators, and citizens to engage in collaborative on-site research on the Island’s wildlife, vegetation, water quality, and environmental health. The Alliance partnered with the City Parks Foundation to transform the Jesse Owens Track & Field Program to better meet the needs of the community; key improvements included hiring well-trained running staff, rescheduling the program to a time and location that better served local families, and complimenting these running classes with nutritional lessons from our Urban Farmers. RIPA’s Summer Camp, which passed a milestone of 20 years of operation, continued to provide nearly 7,000 children from local Community Based Organizations with quality sports and art programming.

The Alliance transformed the Jesse Owens Track & Field Program to better meet the needs of the community

RIPA launched a new dynamic mobile-friendly website with detailed

information for visitors

All these free public programs have been supported by increased and regular communication with nearby communities and beyond. In April 2016, RIPA launched a new dynamic mobile-friendly website with detailed information for visitors on Park features and amenities, events, educational programs, directions and more. Our monthly e-newsletter recipients increased to nearly 12,000 and provided people with timely Park information. RIPA also strategically increased efforts to expand its social media platforms; in 2016, the Randall’s Island Park Facebook page reached 20,000 followers, which represented a 100% increase in one year.



Beyond electronic outreach, RIPA produced a number of bilingual (English/Spanish) hard copy brochures and guides highlighting our diverse events and attractions, which were dispensed on the Island as well as within local communities. This improved outreach resulted in greater awareness about Park offerings and increased attendance at RIPA events, and provided a channel for communication that helped RIPA better understand community needs and desires.

The increase and diversification in RIPA’s free public programs and community outreach could not have been achieved without the Alliance’s dedication to systematically and intentionally fulfilling the 2014 programming strategic plan. In the past two years, RIPA’s public programs budget was increased to $760K, an almost 20% increase, which was made possible through a dedicated Board of Trustees and reallocation of resources. These significant increases in resources, as well as other internal actions to become more efficient and specialized, enabled us to make the changes needed to produce the high quality programming offered at the Park today.

As we move beyond our organization’s 25th anniversary year, RIPA’s commitment to free public programming and expanded community outreach remains strong and well defined. We look forward to serving Randall’s Island Park and those who cherish it for the next quarter century and beyond.

RIPA produced bilingual brochures

and guides highlighting our diverse events

and attractions

RIPA’s public programs budget was increased to $760K, an almost 20% increase



“My son and his friends had a wonderful time learning about fishing,

they even caught one!”

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“Not only did the kids get to learn and try healthy food, they

also got to see how the process of

growing works.”

“They enjoyed being outside and seeing the different plants and animals…

[The students] got to learn about all the wildlife right in their backyard.”

Park visitors are praising RIPA’s new programming

“You guys are amazing!

We will definitely be back!”

“This tour of the waterfront garden was so

lovely; staff were wonderful, engaging, supportive and very

informative without speaking down to us. The gardens were amazing and

compelling. Many kudos to all for preserving. It was really hard

to remember we were in the middle of a world

metropolis.”“My students walked

away with the KNOWLEDGE of plant life and they ENJOYED

trying new vegetables they may have never

tried before.”



ProgrammingBudget

19% increase

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Administrative Headcount

24% increase

Participants in Youth Programs9% increase

Free Drop-In Events1200% increase

2014 15

2016 195

2016 21

2014 17

2016 14,880

2014 13,700

2016 $760k

2014 $640k

RIPA greatly expanded public programs at

Randall’s Island Park between 2014 and 2016


RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 1313EXPANDED CAPACITY AND CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP

Covered team seating was also installed at Field 10, and both the field and Icahn Stadium received new sports lighting with LED fixtures, cutting energy use by 40% and allowing for simultaneous evening events. The Stadium scoreboard came due for replacement in 2015, and was upgraded. In terms of the Island’s infrastructure, RIPA worked with NYC DEP and NYC DOT to fund and facilitate new gas and water service as well as extensive roadway repairs.

In 2015-2016, RIPA added exciting new amenities while working to responsibly maintain the Island’s treasured resources, including the Park’s dozens of playing fields and updated facilities. The Bronx Shore Fields area, opened in 2015, comprises three irrigated soccer fields, six softball fields, and two lighted baseball fields, as well a new waterfront pathway and amenities including benches, bleachers, water fountains and a comfort station with snack bar. While this grand opening completed RIPA’s transformation of the Park’s fields, earlier projects began to require upkeep; specifically, Field 10 was resurfaced in 2015 and Fields 90-91 in 2016.

Such careful stewardship requires considerable outreach, fundraising and management. RIPA’s successes in the past two years have come in part due to a period of organizational growth and increased capacity in nearly all areas. Visibility has been expanded via exponentially increased Park programming, in-person outreach, and a robust social media presence, and our development staff and investment has grown as well.

Expanded Capacity and Careful Stewardship

Field 10 and Icahn Stadium received new sports lighting with LED fixtures, cutting energy use by 40%


Several full-time positions were created in the past two years, especially to support new programming. RIPA staff worked to acquire valuable skills in response to growing Park needs: certification in arboriculture, in environmentally-sensitive pesticide application, and in irrigation maintenance and operation; training in climate change education and in environmental quality control and assurance; and professional development for our planning and legal staff. To augment visitor safety, ¼ of our on-site staff was trained and certified in CPR and first aid.

In the meantime, RIPA continued to expand partnerships and coordination with local advocacy groups, research institutions and program providers, bringing new support to the Park and sharing our expertise with others in the New York City community: in 2015-2016, RIPA staff provided training for local fishing programs; hosted a workshop on Board development for sister parks; assisted with wayfinding efforts in the South Bronx; and worked in support of East Harlem waterfront stewardship and programming as part of the NYC Parks Department’s Community Parks Initiative.

We hope that, as Park visitors, you agree that RIPA’s investments have paid off. Our dedicated staff works, day after day, to provide a green and inspiring backyard park for all New Yorkers. First of all, every week our crews collect and remove approximately 5 tons of garbage, left by happy Park visitors – so that the next group is welcomed by a clean and lovely spot, ready for another picnic, birthday party or ballgame. To keep the waterfront beautiful, in the past two years RIPA cleared about 5.5 tons of debris washed up along the Island’s shoreline, and cleared 12 tons of invasive species from its natural areas. Toward maintaining a healthy ecosystem and key habitat for the Park’s diverse wildlife – from killifish in the tidal salt marsh to monarch butterflies in the freshwater wetlands, and the great egrets that forage along its shores – we installed nearly 6,000 native wetland plants.

Every week our crews collected and

removed approximately 5 tons of garbage

In two years, RIPA cleared about

5.5 tons of debris washed up

along the Island’s shoreline

We cleared 12 tons

of invasive species from the Park’s natural areas

We installed nearly 6,000 native

wetland plants

EXPANDED CAPACITY AND CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP


In our popular Urban Farm, we grew more than 230 different types of fruits and vegetables; added 12 new fruit trees, a rice education center, and a new greenhouse; and made 4200 pounds of compost. Also in 2015-2016, RIPA planted the Island’s many gardens with approximately 6,000 perennials and annuals, 53,000 spring bulbs and 17,000 herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees.

Just adjacent to the Water’s Edge Garden, along the Harlem River, we added a new “stumpery garden” and winding, shady woodland trail. These improvements and many more continue to draw the Island’s neighbors to its shores and to inspire continued stewardship of its amazing resources.

Please take a moment, as you travel through the Island, whether strolling, jogging, cycling or rushing to your soccer game, to look around you and enjoy the beautiful setting: the green fields, shady trees, winding pathways and amazing views of our city, across the water in all directions. This is your Park – your Island oasis – and it welcomes you, and all New Yorkers, to its scenic shores.

In our popular Urban Farm, we grew more than

230 different types of fruits and vegetables RIPA planted the

Island’s many gardens with approximately

6,000 perennials and annuals, 53,000 spring

bulbs and 17,000 herbaceous plants, shrubs and trees

We added 12 new fruit trees, a

rice education center, and a new greenhouse, and made

4,200 pounds of compost

This is your Park – your Island oasis – and it welcomes you, and all

New Yorkers, to its scenic shores

EXPANDED CAPACITY AND CAREFUL STEWARDSHIP


Financial Reports

Statement of Activities for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

Revenues, investment income, and other support 2016 2015

Grants and contributions $ 2,453,521 2,358,882Fundraising events (net income) 1,456,224 1,190,286Concession and park revenue 5,675,598 5,174,846Capital projects revenue 85,520 591,642In-kind support and

investment income 150,069 133,519

Total revenues, investment income and other support $ 9,820,932 9,449,175

Expenses 2016 2015

Capital projects, maintenanceand improvement of parkland, Icahn Stadium, and other programming expenses $ 7,233,326 7,639,368

Management and general 873,985 823,641Fundraising and related expenses 840,396 682,008

Total expenses $ 8,947,707 9,145,017

Change in net assets $ 873,225 304,158

Net assets at beginning of year 6,187,880 5,883,722

Net assets at end of year $ 7,061,105 6,187,880

Total Revenues, Investment Income, and Other Support for 2016

Total Expenses for 2016

58% Concession and

park revenue

9% Fundraising and related expenses

10% Management and

general

25% Grants and

contributions

2% In-kind support and investment income

1% Capital Projects

Revenue

15% Fundraising

events

81% Capital projects, maintenance and improvement of parkland,

Icahn Stadium, and other programming expenses

16FINANCIAL REPORTS

RIPA’s staff works to secure and manage a variety of capital funds from government agencies and private sources for the restoration and development of Randall’s Island. The capital funds which are a result of this significant investment in time and resources are not reflected in this financial report. Capital improvements developed through public funding secured by the Alliance are ongoing, and include waterfront pathways, environmental restoration, seawall reconstruction, infrastructure, access improvements and sports fields development.


Balance Sheet for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

Assets 2016 2015

Cash and cash equivalents $ 6,824,572 6,122,298Contributions and park revenue receivable 257,140 389,012Prepaid expenses and other assets 163,895 159,884Prepaid expenses - City of New York/Parks and Recreation 89,211 164,770

Total Assets $ 7,334,818 6,835,964

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ $180,373 $187,000 Due to Randall’s Island Field Groups, LLC - 400,000 Deferred events revenue 93,340 61,084

Total Liabilities $ 273,713 648,084

Net Assets

Unrestricted Operating $ 5,246,576 6,122,298Board designated reserve fund 1,609,529 1,038,738

Total unrestricted 6,856,105 5,887,880 Temporarily restricted 205,000 300,000

Total net assets 7,061,105 6,187,880

Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 7,334,818 6,835,964

Statement of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

Cash Flows from Operating Activities 2016 2015

Change in net assets $ 873,225 304,158

Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities

(Increase) decrease in assets: Contributions and park revenue receivable $ 131,872 (119,171)Prepaid expenses and other assets (4,011) (55,510) Prepaid expenses - City of New York/Parks and Recreation 75,559 (1,779)

Increase (decrease) in liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued expenses (6,627) 9,145 Due to Randall’s Island Fields Group, LLC (400,000) -Deferred events revenue 32,256 (85,000)

Net cash provided by operating activities 702,274 51,843

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 702,274 51,843 Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of year 6,122,298 6,070,455

Cash and Cash Equivalents - End of Year $ 6,824,572 6,122,298

17FINANCIAL REPORTS

The financial information in this report was derived from RIPA’s audited financial statements. These are available on our website, www.randallsisland.org, or upon request by writing to RIPA, Attention: Daeman Di Stefano, 24 West 61st Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10023 or by writing to the NYS Charities Bureau at 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.


Champions

Avon Products, Inc.

The Bulldog Ball Club

Con Edison

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Downtown United Soccer Club

Dwight School

Mara and Dean Landis

Christine and Richard Mack

Juliana and Jonathan May

Mara and Ricky Sandler

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

West Side Soccer League

ZogSports/Zog Employee Engagement

All Stars

Michael Ashner

Katryn and Timothy Barefield

Lisa and Jeff Blau

Allison and David Blitzer

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

Caryn and Rodney Cohen

Cosmopolitan Soccer League

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Lucy Fato and Matthew Detmer

Goldman Sachs

Mindy and Jon Gray

Jenny and Justin Green

Jane and Mark Greene

Marcela and Sunil Gulati

Harlem RBI/DREAM Charter School

Marjorie and Joshua Harris

SUPPORTERS

RIPA thanks and acknowledges all of our 2015 and 2016 contributors whose gifts made possible our continuing efforts in improving Randall’s Island Park and its sports, youth and education programming.* We are so glad to have you on our team!

Most Valuable Players

The Allen-Stevenson School

The Brearley School

The Browning School

The Buckley School

The Chapin School

Collegiate School

Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School

Convent of the Sacred Heart

The Dalton School

Helping Hand Foundation

The Hewitt School

Manhattan Soccer Club

Marymount School of New York

The Nightingale-Bamford School

Rose Family Foundation

Saint David’s School

The Spence School

St. Bernard’s School

The Town School

Trevor Day School

Trinity School

United Nations International School

Yorkville Youth Athletic Association

Supporters

The Ludwig Family Foundation

Manhattan Youth Baseball

Jennifer and Jay Mantz

Nancy and Daniel Neff

NY Stars Premier

Marc J. Rowan

Allison and Neil Rubler

Tom Russell

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

The Treetops Foundation

U.S. Soccer Federation/Major League Soccer

Katherine and Sam Weinhoff


Coaches

Stacey Bash-Polley

Charles R. Borrok

Jaime and Nick Botta

Melissa and Michael Boxer

Brookfield Property Partners

Hester and Michael Chang

Clifford Chance U.S. LLP

The Cohen Family Foundation

Colgate-Palmolive Company

Elaina Watley and Victor Cruz

The Custom Family LLC

Susan and Greg Danilow

Nan and Richard Davis

Doc’s NYC Youth Lacrosse /CityLax, Inc. /LC New York

Eva and Glenn Dubin

The Durst Organization

Wendy and Douglas Eisenberg

Estreich & Company, Inc.

The Feil Family Foundation

Susan P. and Richard A. Friedman

Frieze Art Fairs

G9 Turf, Inc.

Mary and Jerome Goldman

The Governors Ball Music Festival

Susan Zises Green

Pamela and Richard Gross

Kerri and Justin Hamill

Paul Hilal

Lisa A. LaBonville

Latham & Watkins LLP

Live Nation

Marsh & McLennan Companies

McGraw Hill Financial

Amy and Jonathan Meltzer

Gillian and Sylvester Miniter

MPFP

Mutual of America Foundation

Leslie and Curt Myers

Nardello & Co.

New York Cares

SUPPORTERS

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

New York Road Runners

Nomura

Okapi Partners LLC

PanAfrican Investment Company

Panorama Music Festival

ParaDocs Worldwide, Inc.

Parking Services Plus

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Kate and Brad Peck

Bimla and Christian Picot

RBC Capital Markets

RCG Longview

Dana M. Reed

Jennifer and Stephen Rich

James L. Rosenbloom

The Roth-Dishy Family

Rothschild

Fiona and Eric Rudin

Sard Verbinnen & Co.

Dana and Richard Scharf

Andrea Feirstein and Frank Schiff

Shapiro-Silverberg Foundation

Shearman & Sterling LLP

Patricia and Mark Shifke

Amy and Jeffrey Silverman

Soros Fund Charitable Foundation

Peter Sotoloff

Sportime NY Randall’s Island/ The John McEnroe Tennis Academy

Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust

Danielle and Paul Taubman

Tavros Holdings LLC

TD Charitable Foundation

Susan and Whitney Tilson

UBS Financial Services

Urban American Management

Paul Wachter

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Winston & Strawn LLP

Captains

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Arsenal Soccer Schools

Harris Atkins

Barclays

BellCast Partners

Pinky Keehner and Bob Blakely

Bloomberg

Capital One Bank

Cowen, Inc.

Dirty Robber

Andra and John Ehrenkranz

Scott Ferguson

Christine and Todd Fisher

Fordham Preparatory School

Geto & de Milly, Inc.

Google

The Honorable LaShann DeArcy Hall and Courtney Hall

The Honorable Bryanne Hamill and Thomas Hamill

Carol Perry and Fred Harner

Jackie Harris

Jennifer Koen and Mark Horowitz

The Hyde and Watson Foundation

Amy and John Jacobsson

Natasha Silver Bell and Robert Jaffe

The John and Patty McEnroe Foundation

Erica and Michael Karsch

KPMG LLP

Simone and David Levinson

Sondra and David S. Mack

The Honorable and Mrs. Earle Mack

Made Event

Moet Hennessy USA

The Morrison & Foerster Foundation

Mutual of America Life Insurance Company

Napier Park Global Capital

Roxanne and Dean Palin

Rated Sports LLC

Holly and David Sherr

Strategy&

Bonnie and Tom Strauss

The Sternlicht Family Foundation

Crystal and Vipul Tandon

Eddie and Jules Trump

Marisa Rose and Robin van Bokhorst

Xavier High School

Jill and Paul Yablon

RANDALL’S ISLAND PARK ALLIANCE ANNUAL REVIEW 2015/16 20SUPPORTERS

Pacesetters

Susan and Jay Anderson

BC Partners Foundation

Susan and Jeffrey Bernstein

Bettina Equities Management

James Blank

Leslie and Andrew Blauner

H. Christopher Boehning

Capalino + Company

Wendy and Lee Chaikin

Covington & Burling LLP

Aleksandra and Scott Cragg

Deloitte

Lorraine and Bill Egan

Rebecca and Michael Gamzon

The Genatt Family

Goldstein Lieberman & Company

Goodwin Procter LLP

Amie and John Hadden

Helen and Peter Haje

Lisa and Thomas Harnisch

Pamela and Jonathan Henes

David S. Klafter

Beth and Larry Lipman

Jennifer and Marc Lipschultz

The Lipton Family

Kelly and Stephen Mack

Phyllis and William Mack

Sherri and Brett Miller

Aileen and Alvin Murstein

NBCUniversal Media LLC

Trudy Havens and Gary Neilson

Michael Petruzzelli

Production Glue

Beth and David Rothenberg

Julie and Robert Schaffer

Susan and Adam Sokoloff

Frank Steinherr

Peggy and David Tanner

Jennie and Joshua Tinkelman

Ann and Andrew Tisch

Ricardo Zurita/RZAPS

Cheerleaders

Lynn and Seth Abraham

Alice Rosenwald Fund

American Eagle Outfitters

Anonymous

Eileen and Lowell Aptman

Areté Education, Inc.

Lorinda Ash

Terri Austin

Marian Bach

The Baseball Center NYC

Laurie Becker

Fred Beckhardt

Jonathan Berger

Sara Berman

Lisa and Mark Bezos

Robert P. Boiarsky

Louis W. Bremer

Angela B. Burgess

Adam Burinescu

Amy Butte

Tommie L. Pegues and Donald A. Capoccia

Cassone Leasing

Catholic High School Athletic Association

Central Turf & Irrigation Supply, Inc.

Channel Communications LLC

Leslie and Howard Chatzinoff

Gretchen and Jay Clayton

Clean Vibes LLC

Betsy and Andrew Cohen

Carlos Cordeiro

Council on the Environment, Inc.

Ellen and Daniel Crown

Ariel J. Deckelbaum

Delea Sod Farms

Jennie and Richard K. DeScherer

Donna J. Di Stefano

Sung-Hee Suh and Peter Dolotta

EisnerAmper LLP

Pamela and Alec Ellison

Jeffrey Embree

Empire GU

Eye Productions, Inc.

Christine and Jeffrey Farin

Linn and Robert Feidelson

Peter E. Fisch

Erin and Jonathan Frankel

Suzanne Peck and Brian Friedman

John Giouroukakis

Goldin Associates LLC

Michelle and Jeffrey Greenip

Lois Perelson-Gross and Stewart Gross

Vicki Gross

Valesca Guerrand-Hermes

Louise Gunderson

Marni and Bruce Gutkin

Laura and Ben Hakim

Kim and Alan Hartman

Molly Helfet

Raquel and Steve Herz

Gabrielle and Michael Hirschfeld

Jolie Schwab and David Hodes

Charlene and David Howe

Luz Elenia and Karim Hutson

Ink & Oranges, Inc.

Jefferies LLC

K2 Intelligence

Jennifer Keam

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP

Cara and Jeffrey Klein

Shawn Frankel and Lance Korman

Dennis D. Lamont

The LandTek Group, Inc.

Hillary and Daniel Leibowitz

Susan B. Levine

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Cheerleaders cont.

Loyti Cheng and Raymond Lin

Tami and Fredric Mack

Rachel Moresky and Akshay Madhavan

Marks Paneth

Maud Maron

Leni and Peter May

Edwin Maynard

Carol Quinn and David Mayo

Robert Mazur

Patrick J. McHugh

MKTG, Inc.

Lori and David Moore

Devorah Nazarian and Ebrahim Moussazadeh

Sheila and Brian Murphy

Michael B. Nash

Anika Yael and Kenneth Natori

New York Athletic Club

New York Empire Baseball

New York Rugby Club

New York Water Taxi

NuVisions

Paramount Pictures

Park Pictures LLC

Enrico Pelligrini

Platinum Integrators, Inc.

Lynn and Gerry Polizzi

Laura and John Pomerantz

Pro Sprinkler Systems, Inc.

PSG Academy

Ronald S. Rolfe

Roman Asphalt Corporation

Rosen Kuslansky, CPA, P.C.

Libby and Seth Rosen

Brian Roth

The Running School, Inc.

Renee and Patrick Ryan

Catherine Grant-Schieldrop and David Schieldrop

Robert Schumer

Kimberly and James Schwab

Kim and David Seeherman

Elizabeth and David Sherman

Randi and Sam Siegal

Isabelle and John Silverman

Marcia Dunn and Jonathan Sobel

Spectrum Catering and Concessions

Paula and Robert Stein

Emily and Steven Steinman

Liz and Emanuel Stern

Kim Yellin and Marc Stern

George Strickland

Emily Glasser and William Susman

Jodi and Andrew Sussman

Leah Swarzman

Steven Swarzman

Holly Swett

Michele and Michael Teitelbaum

Clare and Jeremiah Thomas

Threadstone Advisors

Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch

Michelle Toll

Michele and Giuseppe Torroni

TOURtech

Francis Tucci

Jon Venetos

Meredith and Bryan Verona

Via Collective

Vodafone

Kenneth Weiller

Seth Weinstein

Peter A. Wiener

Scott Willson

Jill and Jonathon Yormak

Rosemary and Scott Young

Amanda Zacharia

Adam Zagoria

Cyma Zarghami

Robert Zochowski

Fans

Fahim Ahmed

Anonymous

Anonymous

Nicole and Leo Arnaboldi

Atlantic Irrigation

Alison C. Baker

Debbie Bard

Anne Barrett

Dr. Andrew Bazos

Melvin Bedrick

Ellen and Barry Birnbaum

Dina and Adam Blackman

Lori Ann and Angelo Bonvino

Elizabeth Burban

Rose Caiola

Zachary Carter

Stella F. Cashman

Margot and John Cater

Yvonne Y.F. Chan

Ellen and Peter Cohen

Cynthia and Kenneth Cook

Kelley Ann Cornish

Joan Craig

Krista Crawford

Creative Solutions

Wendy and Paul Delaney

Barbara Bowe and Jamin Dershowitz

Dorothy D. DeWitt

Robin and Robert Easton

Megan and Joshua Eisenberg

Empire Consulting LLC

Fairway Golf Car

Blaine V. Fogg

Eve France

Mindy Franz

Manuel S. Frey

Elyssa and William Friedland

Stacey and Benjamin Frost

Jeffrey Gandel

Jodi Ganz

Linda and Alexander Gardner

Patricia Geoghegan

Adam Glucksman

Lawrence Goldman

Katy and Neil Goldman

Marcie Goldstein

Tania and Michael Gonnella

Monica and Ramon Gonzalez

Jody and Bill Gorin

Gotham Soccer League LLC


Fans cont.

Sheila and George Green

Gabriella and Scott Green

Henry M. Gutterman

Geoffrey Hall

Laura and Alan Halperin

Carrie V. Hardman

Fran and Carl Harnick

Antony Hegarty

Matt Hershey

William F. Higgins

Laurie Lindenbaum and Robert Horne

Sarah and Thomas Janover

Karen Adler and Peter Kaplin

Mary Beth Hogan and John J. Kenny

Elena and Tory Kiam

Alice Kjellgren

Lawrence Kleger

Judy and Lew Kramer

Bonnie Englebardt Lautenberg

Ashley and Brian Lavin

Jill and Keith Lender

Dr. Elizabeth Schnipper Maidman

The William Maidman Family

Management Artists

Deborah and Pat Manocchia

Deborah Marton

Myra and Michael McCormack

Joan and Robert McGuire

Molly McIver

Teresa Melhado

John Mitchell

Serena and John Moon

Claudia and Douglas Morse

Robert Murphy

Barbara and Andrew Murstein

National Scholastic Sports

Jillian and Larry Neubauer

North Six, Inc.

NYBD Sports - NY Bluebirds Youth Baseball

Claude Okin

Anna and Olafur Olafsson

Judy and John Oppenheimer

Pam and Vince Pagano

Kelley D. Parker

Lindsay Parks

Judith S. Peck

Eric Peterson

Plym Foundation, Inc.

Eve Yohalem and Nicholas Polsky

Lauren Primerano

Michael Quadrino

Andrew Ratner

Raymond James

Red Hook Labs

Frank Reynolds

John Reynolds

Jan Ryan

Felicia Walker and Jeffrey Saferstein

Bennett Schlansky

Peggy and Henry Schleiff

Samantha Lipton and Kevin Schwartz

Jill and Evan Seigerman

Rachel and Gary Sesser

Nancy Shevell

Mark Silber

Lisa Silverman

Carrie Smith

Ted Smith

Susan Sparks

Merrill and Randy Spector

Emily and Tony Stein

Susan and Mark Stumer

Pamela and Allen Swerdlick

Hermine L. Taramona

Jonathan Teller

Isadora Teran

Amy McIntosh and Jeffrey Toobin

Louis Vazquez

Virginia H. Verwaal

Matthew Washington

Eric Weil

Miriam Kagan and Sheldon Werdiger

Ellen Wilner

Rosa Wilson

Windstream Corporation

Barry M. Wolf

Stephanie and David Wolkoff

Jeanine and Brad Yale

Special thanks to our generous in-kind supporters

American Museum of Natural HistoryBare Snacks

Bella Barista

Bitsy’s Brainfood

Coffeed Corporation

Creative Solutions

Victor Cruz and the New York Giants

Edi & the Wolf

Cliff Floyd

Frieze Art Fairs

Marc Gersh

The Governors Ball Music Festival

Greenacre Foundation

Greenport Harbor Brewing

K2 Sports - Tubbs Snowshoes

LaGuardia Plaza Hotel

Live Nation

Moet Hennessy USA

Munk Pack

Nautica

NBC Olympics

New York City Football Club

New York Water Taxi

Jaye Nydick

Queens Library

Randall’s Island Golf Group LLC

Reboundwear

Riverkeeper

Sportsnet New York

Toby Tenenbaum

Andrew Tisch/Loews Corporation

U.S. Soccer Federation/Major League Soccer

Uptown Roasters

USA Track and Field New York

Utz Quality Foods

Via Collective

Vodafone

* Donors are recognized for their combined gift amount in 2015 and 2016.

SUPPORTERS


Many thanks to the following for crucial support of Randall’s Island Park

New York City

Bronx Community Board 1

Department of Cultural Affairs

Department of Design and Construction

Department of Education, Public Schools Athletic League

Department of Environmental Protection

Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Department of Parks and Recreation

Department of Transportation

Economic Development Corporation

Manhattan Community Board 11

Mayor’s Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management

New York City Council

Office of the Bronx Borough President

Office of the Manhattan Borough President

Office of the Mayor

Police Department, 25th Precinct

New York State

Council on the Arts

Department of Environmental Conservation

Department of State, Office of Planning & Development, NYS Coastal Management Program

Department of Transportation

MTA Bridges & Tunnels

MTA NYC Transit

Office of Mental Health

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation

Office of Senator Robert Rodriguez We thank our volunteers for their tireless efforts

to maintain Randall’s Island Park, and donors of every

amount who are not individually listed here

Federal

AMTRAK

Every effort has been made to accurately acknowledge our many generous supporters. For corrections, please contact our Development Office at (212) 830-7726, or by email at [email protected]. For more information, please see www.randallsisland.org.

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