Brad Lander

Winner/Finalist Info
Finalist or Winner: 
Winner
State: 
NY
Describe what this winner does/did: 
As Executive Director of the Fifth Avenue Committee in Brooklyn, NY, Brad organized and empowered families in his south Brooklyn neighborhood to secure more than 200 units for affordable housing, start an environmentally-friendly Laundromat and a temp staffing agency to expand economic opportunity while promoting diversity, equality and social change.

As one of New York's leading voices for community-based development, Brad Lander has spent his career standing up for affordable, livable, and sustainable communities in Brooklyn and throughout New York City. Brad now represents New York City’s 39th Council District on the NY City Council. Meanwhile, the Fifth Avenue Committee has developed more than 600 units of affordable housing for low and moderate-income families in over 100 buildings. And they have brought more than $300 million in direct investment for community development into neighborhoods through these efforts.

Year in which award/grant was awarded: 
1999