Scenes From Last Night’s Streets Ball — And a Big Thank You

Bettie Kollock-Wallace accepted the award for Neighborhood Activism. She's 75!

On behalf of the staff of Streetsblog and Streetfilms, thank you to everyone who came out for last night’s Streets Ball to support our work. It’s always a thrill and a joy to take a break from the comments section and meet our readers in person. Last night, we packed the Kings County Distillery and raised a healthy dose of funds for media in support of livable streets.

We honored Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan for her transformative work reshaping NYC streets for the 21st Century. The commissioner had a conflict last night and couldn’t make it to the Navy Yard. In her stead we were pleased to welcome Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson, who steadied the ship when NYC’s livable streets movement ran up against the rocky shores of the NBBL-fueled bikelash in early 2011.

Council Member Danny Dromm, stalwart proponent of play streets, plazas, and smarter surface transportation in Jackson Heights, received our award for Elected Official of the Year. And Community Board 16 Chair Bettie Kollock-Wallace accepted the Neighborhood Activism award for her indispensable advocacy, which brought Brownsville’s first bike lanes to fruition.

If you weren’t able to make it last night but would still like to support Streetsblog and Streetfilms, we’ve got a new way to give: our first online auction. Between now and the end of October, you can bid on these 11 items, including a new commuter bike, top-notch bike accessories, and street signs with a livable streets twist.

Thanks to our generous sponsors and volunteers, and most of all our readers. We couldn’t make Streetsblog and Streetfilms without your contribution.

Council Member Danny Dromm is our Elected Official of the Year. Note the matching purple accents in the Dromm/Eckerson attire.

Clarence and I share a moment with emcee par excellence George Hahn.
David Bragdon and Bob Stacey -- who was in town from Portland! -- show off the special print edition of Streetsblog and Streetfilms' biggest 2013 stories.
Thanks to Citi Bike and the crew who set up a temporary station to help guests reach the venue. I rode one home in my tux (not pictured).
  • Ben Kintisch

    Great party guys! Congrats on another excellent year. Hoping there is plenty more good news for y’all to cover.

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