Board
& Staff
STAFF
Barbara A. Blair, President
bblair@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Gerald Scupp, Vice President
jscupp@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Anne Bonacum, Senior Director of Planning & Marketing
abonacum@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Dorothy Diorio, Director of Finance & Budget
ddioriio@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Jaron Kaplan, Planning Research & Data Manager
jkaplan@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Connor Poulsen, Streetscape and Public Space Coordinator
cpoulsen@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Ryan Daly, Communications Manager
rdaly@garmentdistrictnyc.com
PUBLIC SERVICES
Kevin McGinn, Director of Public Services
kmcginn@garmentdistrictnyc.com
John Lyons, Public Safety Supervisor
jlyons@garmentdistrictnyc.com
John McCarthy, Public Safety Supervisor
jmccarthy@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Frank Tricarico, Public Safety Supervisor
ftricarico@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Frank Costanzo, Sanitation Supervisor
fcostanzo@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Larry Pugh, Sanitation Supervisor
lpugh@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Dominic Dileo, Sanitation Supervisor
ddileo@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Matthew Malloy, Sanitation Supervisor
mmalloy@garmentdistrictnyc.com
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Martin Meyer, Chair, Meyer Equities LLC
Thomas Block, Vice Chair, Block Buildings LLC
Stave Kaufman, Vice Chair, Kaufman Organization
Ira Fishman, Treasurer, Resolution Real Estate Partners
Scott Galin, Secretary, Handro Properties LLC
Robert Savitt, Savitt Partners LLC
Thomas P. Durels, Empire State Realty Trust, Inc
Class A: Owners
ABS Partners Real Estate, LLC, Andy Udis
Adams & Company Real Estate, LLC, David Levy
Block Buildings LLC, Thomas Block, Vice Chair
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, George Scheer
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc, Thomas P. Durels
G. Holdings, Ron Gross
George Comfort & Sons, Justin Winiarz
GFP Real Estate, LLC, Matthew Mandell
Gotham Organization, Phil Lavoie
Handro Properties LLC, Scott Galin, Secretary
Hines, Veronica Da Silva Rosmaninho
Hudson 38 Holding LLC, Marc Bengualid
Kaufman Organization, Steve Kaufman
Meyer Equities LLC, Martin Meyer, Chair
M&J Trimming, Michael Cohen
Moxy Hotel, Christian Brosius
Olmstead Properties, Sam Friedfeld
Port Authority of NY and NJ, Myron Johnson
Resolution Real Estate Partners, Ira Fishman, Treasurer
Savitt Partners LLC, Robert Savitt
Tishman Speyer, Paiman Lodhi
Class B: Commercial Tenants
Dattner Architects, Kirsten Sibilia
Metropolitan Commercial Bank, Jeffrey Casio
Ron Ben-Israel Cakes, Ron Ben-Israel
Wing & Weft, Katie Sue Nicklos
Class C: Residential Tenants
Brian Weber
John Chalice
Class D: Public Representatives
Office of the Mayor, Honorable Zohran Mamdani represented by Department of Small Business Services Commissioner, Dynishal Gross
Office of the Comptroller, Honorable Mark Levine
Office of Manhattan Borough President, Honorable Brad Hoylman-Sigal
New York City Council, District 3, Honorable Erik Bottcher
New York City Council, District 4, Honorable Virginia Maloney
Class E: Interested Parties (Non-Voting)
Community Board 4, Candice Hewitt
Community Board 5, Melissa Stewart
Fashion Institute of Technology, Lisa Wager
Lee & Associates. Catherine O'Toole
Stan Herman Company, Stan Herman