City & State is pleased to announce the members of the Class of 2014 New York City 40 Under 40 Rising Stars. Each year, City & State honors 40 talented individuals under the age of 40 who work in New York City government, politics, and advocacy. Rising Star members have already distinguished themselves in the eyes of their colleagues and are on their way to amassing many more noteworthy accomplishments.
40 Under 40 Halloween Contest
Win a $200 gift card to City Hall Restaurant!
Attend the reception dressed in a Halloween costume and post a photo of you in your costume on Instagram or Twitter using the hashtag #CSHalloween and tagging @CityandStateNY in your post. We will select 5 winners and put it to a vote in the Friday, October 31st First Read. The winner will be announced in the Last Read.
CLASS OF 2014 NYC RISING STARS
Faiza Ali
Office of NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
@Faiza_n_ali
Kamian Allen
The TASC Group
@Kamian212
Muhammad W. Arshad
University Student Senate of the City University of New York
@WAQARRS
Jason Banrey
Office NYC Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer
@JJourno
Ron Castorina
New York City Board of Elections
@RonCastorina
Danna DeBlasio
Patricia Lynch Associates, Inc.
@DannaDeBlasio
John DeSio
Office of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
@JohnDesio
Josie Duffy
Center for Popular Democracy
@_JoHelen
Erin Durkin
New York Daily News
@ErinMDurkin
Mary Elizabeth Elkordy
WABC Radio
@MaryElkordy
Ashley Emerole
Office of NYC Management and Budget & Manhattan Young Democrats
@AshleyCEmerole
Brian Fallon
IBM
@BPFallonNYC
Chapin Fay
Mercury Public Affairs
@ChapinFay
Christina Greer
Fordham University
@Dr_CMGreer
Wayne Ho
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
@FPWA
Jukay Hsu
Coalition for Queens (C4Q)
@JukayHsu
Dan Hyman
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
@McKennaLong
Camille Joseph
Office of NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer
@Ms_CamilleJ
Ibrahim Khan
Office of NYC Public Advocate Letitia James
@Ibrahim_Khan
Eric Koch
Office of NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito
@ErickDKoch
Rachel Lauter
Office of NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio
@RachelLauter
Avi Leshes
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
@AviLeshes
Alison Miller
The Earth Institute, Columbia University
@ColumbiaSIPA
Alex Moore
Teamsters Joint Council 16
@Teamsters
Sam Nagourney
Hilltop Public Solutions
@SamNags
Wiley Norvell
Office of New York City Mayor de Blasio
@WileyNorvell
Dominic Panakal
Office of NYC Council Member Rory Lancman
@Dominic Panakal
Janna Pea
Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union
@PeaNation
Yuridia Pena
32BJ SEIU
@YuridiaPena
Camille Rivera
NYC Department of Homeless Services
@CamilleRRivera
Rebecca Rutkoff
Google
@beccarutkoff
Khan Shoieb
Stu Loeser & Co.
@KShoieb
Dan Slippen
American Museum of Natural History
@AMNH
Shadawn Smith
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
@metmuseum
Anthony Thomas
NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO
@CentralLaborNYC
Jessica Tisch
New York City Police Department
@NYPD
Zoe Tobin
The Marino Organization
@ZoeTobin
Rebecca Weintraub
Connelly McLaughlin & Woloz
@DaughterArtemis
Jonathan Westin
New York Communities for Change
@JWNYChange
Emma Woods
BerlinRosen
@EmmaWoodsNYC