For opportunity. For families. For the next chapter. For Brooklyn.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
6:30 pm Cocktail Reception, 40/40 Club
7:30 pm Seated Dinner & Program, Barclays Arena
9:30 pm After Party, Billboard Lounge
Barclays Center
620 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Festive Attire
Brooklyn Public Library's 2019 Ball for Brooklyn honoring:
Barclays Center & the Brooklyn Nets
Brett Yormark, CEO, BSE Global
Kwame Alexander
Newbery Award-winning author and educator
Ample Hills Creamery
Jackie Cuscuna and Brian Smith, founders
hosted by Baratunde Thurston, futurist comedian, writer and cultural critic
Honorary Chairs
Shawn Jay Z Carter
David J. Stern
Executive Chairs
Petra Pope
Mikhail Prokhorov
Bruce Ratner
Dmitry Razumov
Co-Chairs
Cindi Leive & Howard Bernstein
Michael Liburd
Susan Marcinek
Baratunde Thurston
Host Committee
Martine Beamon & Eddie Joyce
Jenny & Michael Best
Pamela Brier & Peter L. Aschkenasy
Nina Lorez Collins
Anthony W. Crowell & David D. Rhode
Samara Daly
Nicola & Andrew Fabens
Judith R. & Alan H. Fishman
Eliza & Jason Factor
Blake & Andrew Foote
Becky & Tom Fruin
Abe George
Alicia Glen
Teresa Gonzalez
Jacqueline & Nicholas Gravante, Jr.
Karoly & Hank Gutman
Stephanie & Tim Ingrassia
Katya Jestin & Kit Roane
Miriam Katowitz & Arthur Radin
Cassandra & Lloyd Metz
Juliette & Andrew Michaelson
Suratchada & Brian O'Neil
Sandra & Peter Schubert
Robin Shanus & Stephen Merkel
Allison Thrush & Art Chang
Carla Vel
Kathy Weil
Amelia & James Wilson
Maureen & Thomas Wipf
Allison & David M. Womack
Elisa Zuritsky & Jordan Barowitz
Lists in formation
Principals
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Visionaries
Arete Foundation (Betsy & Ed Cohen)
Stephanie & Tim Ingrassia
Bruce Ratner
Benefactors
Barclays
Martine Beamon & Eddie Joyce
BET Networks
Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Cantor Fitzgerald/BGC Partners
Nina Lorez Collins
The Durst Organization
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Industry City
Macy's
Susan & David Marcinek
Cassandra & Lloyd Metz
Petra Pope
Qatar Airways
Sandra & Peter Schubert
The Shanus Merkel Family
The John P and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation
Contributors
Allen & Company LLC
Blue Pool Capital
Capital One
Blake & Andrew Foote
Goldman Sachs
Karoly & Hank Gutman
Cindi Leive & Howard Bernstein
Jeanine & Michael Liburd
JEMB Realty Corporation
Onexim Sports and Entertainment
Park Tower Group
Sam Schwartz Engineering
Jennifer & Jonathan Allan Soros
The Starr Foundation
WWE
Supporters
AEG Worldwide
Barbara & Todd Albert
Alliant Insurance Services
American Express
Apollo Jets
Baker & Taylor
Benchmark Builders
Berlin Rosen Public Affairs
bibliotheca
Pamela Brier & Peter L. Aschkenasy
Collins Building Services, Inc.
Con Edison
Connor Sports
Anthony W. Crowell & David D. Rhode
Daktronics
DalyGonzalez
Eliza & Jason Factor
Becky & Tom Fruin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Globe Moving
Mindy Grossman, Neil Grossman, Keith Bloomfield & Mark Mullet
Hogan Lovells
Hudson Companies
Jackson Lewis P.C.
Jenner & Block LLP
Miriam Katowitz
Levy
Live Nation
Madison International Realty
National Grid
New York Islanders
New York Land Services
NHL
NSP Enterprises Inc.
Christopher Oliviero
Penguin Random House
Puma
Resorts World Casino
Rockefeller Capital Management
Sheppard Mullin
Toshiko Mori Architect
Translation LLC
Carla Vel
Venable LLP
Kathy Weil
Wells Fargo Private Bank
Amelia & James Wilson
Maureen & Thomas Wipf
Allison & David M. Womack
WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined)
Lists in formation
For more information, please contact us at BPL@eventassociatesinc.com or 212-245-6570.