Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation celebrates 50th anniversary
This year’s Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation’s Restore Brooklyn Benefit, which was held on Oct. 31 at Cipriani 42nd Street, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Restoration, the nation’s first community development corporation.
The event raised $1.5 million to support critical programs and services that foster economic self-sufficiency, enhance family stability and growth, promote the arts and culture and transform Brooklyn neighborhoods into safe, vibrant places to live, work and visit. Restoration honored Citi (accepted by Robert Annibale, Global Director of City Community Development and Inclusive Finance); BRP (accepted by Meredith Marshall, managing partner and co-founder); MaryAnne Gilmartin, president and CEO of Forest City New York; and The Ford Foundation (accepted by Darren Walker, president).