The executive director of the DUMBO Improvement District is stepping down at year’s end.
Kate Kerrigan told Crain’s New York on Monday that she is leaving the post after serving two years to pursue new challenges working in the city. The BID’s 17-member board will devise a search committee to find her replacement.
She was the five-year-old group’s second executive director, replacing Tucker Reed three years ago.
Kerrigan had a key role in the restoration and reopening of the historic Manhattan Bridge Archway to the public. The 7,000-square-foot space had been closed for 17 years but is now used for a cultural and arts events.
Another success under Kerrigan’s watch was the city starting the reconstruction of Water Street, from Adams to Old Fulton streets, and Washington Street, from York to Plymouth streets.
“We have a commitment to building open space,” she said. “The street reconstruction and archway are two projects that work hand in hand.”
The new executive director will oversee big changes in DUMBO after the city Planning Commission last year rezoned the area east of the Manhattan Bridge as “mixed-use,” rather than manufacturing, Kerrigan told Crain’s.
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