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SMART Mobile Cooking Classroom
In 2013, Hester Street (HST) partnered with SMART University, a community-based organization run by and for HIV+ women, to gather community input on the design and programming of a Mobile Cooking Classroom. When completed, this “kitchen on wheels” will help SMART address the poor access to healthful foods and the lack of nutritional information within […]
A People’s Plan for the East River Waterfront
In 2005, the NYC Economic Development Corporation launched a plan to dramatically redevelop the waterfront of the Lower East Side and Chinatown, yet the plan was not viewed as sensitive to the local community’s needs. In response, Hester Street (HST) worked with the O.U.R. (Organizing & Uniting Residents) Waterfront Coalition to conduct a visioning process […]
AECOM
ALBOR – Association for Latino Business Owners and Residents
Alley Pond Environmental Center
Arts + Democracy
Team
Wendy Fleischer
Betsy MacLean
Betsy MacLean has been engaged in groundbreaking community development work nationally and internationally for more than 20 years. Since coming to Hester Street, she has quadrupled the organization’s budget, grown and cultivated a diverse staff of planners, designers and community developers, dramatically increased the size and scale of projects, and expanded HST’s reach beyond New […]
Nisha Baliga
Nisha Baliga, Co-Executive Director, has worked extensively with public agencies, community organizations, cities, and private institutions on master plans, programming studies, and urban design frameworks. Before Hester Street, Nisha worked as a Senior Associate in the Urban Design and Planning Studio at Beyer Blinder Belle for more than 10 years. Nisha’s experience includes project for […]
Julia Lindgren
Julia has extensive experience working in community engaged design and planning. As a trained architect, she believes that design can serve as a catalyst to enhance livability for all communities, particularly those with limited resources. Most recently, Julia worked as a Designer at Interface Studio Architects in Philadelphia where she designed and documented ground-up residential […]
Gabriel Halili
Gabo is an architect and urban planner with experience in design, community engagement, and advocacy. He was previously a Senior Project Manager with Hester Street. Before joining Hester Street, Gabo was a project manager at the Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) working on urban planning, preservation, policy, and community education. He was also […]
Lisa Hartland
Lisa directs our development and communications work with funders and project partners. She leads fundraising efforts in private and public grant funding, individual giving and events, as well as champions our mission, vision and theory of change in cultivating partnerships and pursuing new work. Prior to joining Hester Street, Lisa managed the government-based fundraising efforts […]
Rehanna Azimi
Rehanna supports Hester Street’s work on community design and planning projects with partner organizations citywide and in New Jersey. She conducts mapping analyses, neighborhood research and designs and implements community engagement materials, tools and strategies. She has recently worked to develop a model for community control of data for the People’s Data Warehouse, and is […]
Dylan House
Dylan has been with Hester Street since 2006, through his work as Director of Community Design Programs, he has created participatory tools to engage people in shaping their public spaces, developed community-based plans, participated in neighborhood coalitions and has facilitated the creation of public art installations. Previously he coordinated Hester Street’s education programs, working as […]
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Cypress Hills Child Care Center
In 2015 Hester Street partnered with the Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation (CHCCC) to support the pre-development of a new child care facility in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn. CHCCC has been providing subsidized child care and essential support for small, women-run businesses in the neighborhood for the past three decades, and the new center will support […]
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All Hester Street projects are designed, developed and implemented in partnership with local residents, community-based organizations, public agencies and field collaborators. Have an idea for a planning, design and development project in your community? Drop us a line at info@hesterstreet.org.