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Friday, October 05, 2007
PARK SLOPE 100: SEND IN YOUR CHOICES
Send in your choices for the 2007 Park Slope 100, the highly opinionated, subjective, obviously controversial list of talented, energetic, ambitious, creative individuals with vision in the Greater Park Slope area who reach outward toward the larger community and the world to lead, to help, to create, to teach, to improve, to enhance, to inform, to network, to make change.
Those chosen for THE LIST are community activists, good neighbors, entrepreneurs, volunteers, spiritual leaders, publishers, bloggers, leaders of organizations, social workers, therapists, artists, writers, educators, politicians, retailers, thinkers, chefs and restaurant owners and whatever else I've left out.
In other words: we cast a wide net. No one who appeared on last year's list can be on the new list. You can leave a comment or send me an email: louise_crawford(at)yahoo(dotcom).
The list will be rolled out on December 6, 2007
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Comments
I know that this will never happen, however, is it not time to recognize the old landlords who have invested their lives in trying to stabilize and revitalize Park Slope?
George Kotsonis, and before him his father Nicholas Kotsonis, the original owner of the Purity Restaurant. The Kotsonis family has been in Park Slope since 1929.
Joseph Berman
Arnold Rosenshein
Louis Pogioli
Isach Erlich
Barney Shorr
Barney Marsconi.
Let's go against the stereotypes and recognize these individuals who have been behind the scenes, but have contributed as much, if not more than the merchants. Which, by the way, the owners put into their buildings.
Posted by: nicholas kotsonis | Nov 8, 2007 12:12:58 PM
Jason Belz...a classical musician and an artist manager for an eminent roster of classical musicians and opera singers. His love for Park Slope is all encompassing.
Posted by: jerri | Oct 9, 2007 5:54:55 PM
Hi Louise. Peggy Aguayo, a female entrepreneur who pioneered the revitalization of 5th Avenue along with Tony Schictano beginning in the 80's. She served on the community board, is part of the fifth avenue merchants association and has been a staple in the renaissance of Park Slope.
Posted by: Ben | Oct 6, 2007 6:28:47 PM
Hi Louise. Peggy Aguayo, a female entrepreneur who pioneered the revitalization of 5th Avenue along with Tony Schictano beginning in the 80's. She served on the community board, is part of the fifth avenue merchants association and has been a staple in the renaissance of Park Slope.
Posted by: Ben | Oct 6, 2007 6:28:32 PM
IF you consider Windsor Terrace to "still be Park Slope" (the old-timers do), then I nominate Martin Cottingham, the Catholic schoolboy and boy scout who grew up, made good in the financial biz, stayed in the nabe to raise his family, and saved historic Holy Name School (Prospect Ave. and PPW) from going under in the recent wave of Catholic school closings (by starting a nonprofit foundation from scratch). A great young incarnation of the good old Bklyn Irish guy, revered by Dennis Hamill of the NY Daily News among others.
Posted by: Brenda from Flatbush | Oct 5, 2007 11:14:49 PM
Artist John Powers who is simply the most gifted and articulate artist in Brooklyn. www.johnpowers.us
Posted by: Steve Mesler | Oct 5, 2007 10:45:23 PM
tony giordano, who along with the fifth avenue merchants association,donated countless hours of his time to move fifth avenue forward in the formation of the fifth avenue BID.
Posted by: fonda | Oct 5, 2007 9:31:35 AM
louise..i would like to suggest judith zuk who was sort of the "tupper thomas' of the botanic gardens.she recently lost her long battle with cancer.
also, artist joan snyder who recdently won a mcarthur genius grant..i am not even sure i can spell that.
and another woman who is gone but not forgotten, zelda foster.her son josh is one of the joshes from the stone park cafe....she was a social worker and an early and tireless advocate of hospice care.
fonda
Posted by: fonda | Oct 5, 2007 9:18:27 AM
