Carroll Gardens Resident Mauldin
Chosen to Succeed Valerie Lynch
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Chelsea Mauldin, an urban designer and resident of Carroll Gardens, has been named the new executive director of the Montague Street Business Improvement District (BID) by the board of directors.
She replaces Valerie Lynch, who is now director of development at Two Trees Management, DUMBO’s well-known real estate and development group.
“The merchants and residents of Brooklyn Heights, specifically on Montague Street, have been a pleasure to work with over the past eight years,” said Lynch. “Chelsea, with her broad urban planning experience, will contribute significantly to Montague Street.”
In Ms. Mauldin’s prior position as deputy director of the Design Trust for Public Space, she worked to create partnerships in the public and private sectors to improve New York City streetscapes, open spaces and public buildings. The dynamic nature of Montague Street — a popular tourist attraction at one end and a civic center at the other — will provide Ms. Mauldin with what she terms “a classic urban challenge and opportunity … small-town scale and big-city vitality.”
Previously, Ms. Mauldin was an editor at Random House and a consulting designer for a wide range of media and arts organizations. She holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics in City Design and Social Science; she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Social Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley.
Thousands of pedestrians take to Montague Street on a daily basis. The mission of the Montague Street BID is to produce both tangible and intangible benefits as it seeks to improve all aspects of the street’s business district, such as enhancing public and private services and strengthening community relationships.
Its programs include sanitation and graffiti abatement, marketing and promotions, holiday decorations, seasonal plantings and special events like the Montague Street Art Festival.
New York City has a total of 52 BIDs; they are funded by special assessments paid by property owners within their respective districts.
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