The 2026 Benefit will take place on Monday, October 26, 2026, 6pm-9pm at Tribeca 360!
This year's event commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Daffodil Project. 

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Honorees
Jessica Lappin, Downtown Alliance - introduced by NYC Parks Commissioner Tricia Shimamura 
Lynden B. Miller - introduced by A. Gifford Miller

Emcee
Dan Garodnick

Thank you to our sponsors! 

Leadership
Thomas L. Kempner, Jr. Foundation

Benefactors
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Citi 
Hard Rock Metropolitan Park
Elizabeth W. Smith and Rick Cotton

Partners
Central Park Conservancy
Con Edison 
Paul Gottsegen 
Great Hill
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Carol Loewenson
National Grid

Patrons
Christian DiPalermo/CDD Strategies
HR&A
Merryl and James Tisch
Mike Klein/Urban Strategies

Community
Brookfield
Amanda M. Burden
Elizabeth Dexter and David Rogers
Audrey and Harvey Feuerstein
Friends of the High Line
Adam Ganser
JRM Construction Management
Catie Marron
Lynden B. Miller
PowerMarket
Alan and Cathy Steel
Susan and David Viniar
WXY architecture + urban design

Stewards
Robert Ching and Steve Strauss
Ric Clark
Edison Properties Newark Foundation
Robbie and Brad Karp
Loring Consulting Engineers
Lisa Meyer
Sherida Paulsen and Steven Margulis
Randall's Island Park Alliance
Fern Thomas
Joanne and Fred Wilson

Advocates
District Council 37
Andrew Frackman and Emily Braun
Thomas Krizmanic
Lemberg Foundation
Heather Lubov
Philip (Pete) Palmer
Mrs. Arthur Ross

Friends
A. Bulfamante Landscaping
Jeff Arnstein
Peter and Tina Barnet
Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, LLP
Carnegie Hill Neighbors
Ellen Chesler
Christopher Collins
Catherine C. Crane
Dr. Esther Dyer in honor of Jessica Lappin and the Downtown Alliance
Fort Greene Park Conservancy
Fort Tryon Park Conservancy
David Frankel and Sandra Kummerer
Abby Gottsegen and Leonard Haas
Jack and Antonia Grumbach
Jennifer Hoppa
Javits Center
Laborers Local Union 1010
Holly Leicht and Adam Weinstein
Rachel Loeb and Zach Block
MBB Architects
Camilla and Hugh McFadden
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Ethan Dorr Miller
A. Gifford Miller
Marshall L. Miller
Mark Minkley
Jeremy Moss
Katherine Naherny in honor of Roger H. Ganser
New York Botanical Garden
New York Building Congress
New York Transco
Susan Newman
Jean Phifer
Philip R. Pitruzzello
Tamsin F. Rachovsky
Janette Sadik-Khan
Marcia Sage
Julie W. Sakellariadis
Ross and Alice M. Sandler
Mitch Schamroth
Alison and William Schweizer
Howard and Paula Slonim
Joel and Sarah Steinhaus
Roger L. Strong
Don Sussman
TYLin
Sam and Elizabeth White

List as of 10/21/2026

Our 2025 Benefit honored City Planning Commission Chair Dan Garodnick and Central Park's new Davis Center at the Harlem Meer.
Download a copy of the 2025 Benefit e-journal | View the 2025 Benefit photo gallery