Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has appointed 88 new members to the 12 community boards he oversees. A news release from his office highlights the emphasis on increasing the diversity of the all-volunteer boards. “In Community Board 3 alone,” the release says, “the Asian American representation increased from 12 percent to 20 percent of the board in comparison to last year.”
Half of the appointments were made on the recommendation of City Council members. Here’s the list of new members on Community Board 3. If an appointee was recommended by a Council member, we have indicated that in parentheses.
- Jan Hanvik
- Chiun Ng
- Janet Riesel
- Mary Spink
- Ricky Leung (Margaret Chin)
- Justin Yu (Margaret Chin)
- Carol Kostik (Rosie Mendez)
- Bernard Marti (Rosie Mendez)
- Jimmy Cheng
- Julia Andino (Rosie Mendez)
