Environmental justice advocates of all ages and backgrounds have been fighting for their communities for decades. We admire and commend their tireless efforts to make our city a safer, cleaner, and more equitable place to thrive.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the Mayor’s Office of Climate & Environmental Justice Executive Director Elijah Hutchinson would like to extend their gratitude to the city’s Environmental Justice Advisory Board (EJAB) members and all community stakeholder participants for committing their time, insights, and experience to the Environmental Justice NYC (EJNYC) Report and EJNYC Mapping Tool.
Established in 2019, the EJAB is composed of environmental justice leaders—advocates, academics, and subject matter experts whose expertise and leadership were fundamental to the report’s development. Our priority was to develop a collaborative resource that was truly reflective of local community needs and priorities. It is our belief that no one knows this city better than its community leaders.
Members of the New York City Environmental Justice Advisory Board:
Peggy Shepard, Chair
Co-Founder and Executive Director, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Rebecca Bratspies
Professor of Law, CUNY School of Law
Shoshanah Brown
Founder, AIRnyc
Marco Carrion
Executive Director, El Puente
Dr. Luz Claudio
Professor of Environmental Medicine & Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine, Mt. Sinai
Costa Constantinides
CEO, Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens
Omar Freilla
Co-Founder and Coordinator, Collective Diaspora
Diana Hernandez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University’s Mailman School of
Public Health
Anhthu Hoang
New York City Resident
Albert Huang
Senior Attorney, Urban Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Tina Johnson
Lifelong NYCHA Resident and Community Activist
Morgan Monaco
Executive Director, Red Hook Initiative
Beryl Thurman
Founder/Executive Director, North Shore Waterfront Conservancy of Staten Island