Design for Brooklyn Children’s Museum Expansion

Full of color and light, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum’s adventurous expansion, designed by renowned architect Rafael Viñoly, brings the home of the world’s first museum dedicated to children above ground for the first time in 25 years.  The $39 million project will double the 103-year-old Museum’s size to 102,000 square feet, increasing its capacity from 250,000 to 400,000 visits annually.  Due to open in 2006, the enlarged entrance at the corner of St. Marks and Brooklyn Avenues in Crown Heights will feature an entry hall that can accommodate the simultaneous arrival of families and several school groups.  State-of-the-art technologies will make it the first “green” children’s museum in the nation.

Chinese Delegation

Kingsborough President Bryon McClenney (left) honors Chinese Education delegation leaders with a welcome citation from Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.

Community Capital Bank Serves Thanksgiving Dinner

Charles F. Koehler, president and CEO of Community Capital Bank, center, surrounded by Captains Felix and Irma Padilla, pastors and commanding officers of the Salvation Army Sunset Park Corps.

Community Capital Bank Serves Thanksgiving Dinner

Beena Jacob, loan operations manager of Community Capital Bank, her daughter, Dawn, Al Nembhard, chairman of the Community Capital Bank board, and Nellie Bruno, vice president and branch manager of the Sunset Park Branch, serve Thanksgiving dinner at the Sunset Park Salvation Army.

Connecticut Muffin

Left to right:  Denise Peterson, KeySpan Corporation; Mohammed Abdelhadi, owner; Thomas Schutte, President of Pratt Institute; Marilyn Gelber, Independence Community Foundation; Steve Aronson, Pratt Area Community Council; Al Wiltshire, KeySpan Corporation; Yassir Abdelhadi, owner; Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz; and Jennifer Gerend, Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project LDC.  The group enjoyed muffins and coffee during the grand opening of Connecticut Muffin on Myrtle Avenue in Clinton Hill.

NYC Tech

Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (third from left), Professor Francis Lorenzini (second from left), Sister Mary Burns from MCIF Works and New York City College of Technology culinary students.