More than 300 attended Groundwork Hudson Valley”™s Urban River Party at X2O Restaurant at the Yonkers pier.
Honored during the event were Wilson Kimball, the city”™s commissioner of planning and economic development; Peter Kareiva, director of the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA; and, Peter Kelly, chef of the Xaviars Restaurant Group. Groundwork said the three have helped transform Yonkers into a greener, more commercially robust urban center.
The event also recognized Robert Baron, who stepped down at the end of 2016 after being Groundwork”™s board chair for 12 years.
The event raised more than $430,000. Based in southwest Yonkers, the group works to help communities reclaim and revitalize environmentally and economically distressed neighborhoods.
