Katie Denny Horowitz

Katie Denny Horowitz is a tireless advocate for the North Brooklyn community. A longtime resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Ms. Horowitz actively contributes to her local community.

She serves as a Board Member for Brooklyn’s Community Board 1, Steering Committee Co-Chair of the Northside BID, and a member of the Domino Park Program Committee. Her past volunteer roles include serving on the boards of the P.S. 31 PTA, the Greenpoint Waterfront Alliance for Parks and Planning (GWAPP), the North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition, and participating as a Community Advisory Member of the Greenpoint Community Environmental Fund (GCEF). She has also served as a panelist of NYC DOT's Art Advisory Committee and as a Steering Committee Member for Sunnyside Yards.

Ms. Horowitz serves as the Executive Director of North Brooklyn Parks Alliance (NBK Parks), the only district-wide parks conservancy in New York City. With over two decades of experience in the government and nonprofit sectors, Ms. Horowitz has significantly expanded NBK Parks' public space portfolio since assuming the role in 2019. Redefining how we approach public space, she has transformed underutilized land into open streets and public plazas, overseeing the creation of impactful projects such as a green jobs initiative, a district-wide horticultural plan, and the successful design, construction, and management of Under the K Bridge Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

Her professional trajectory intersects parks, culture, and nonprofit management. Previously, Ms. Horowitz directed fundraising, communications, and government relations at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, Queens for six years. Prior to this, she held pivotal roles as the Director of Development for New Yorkers for Parks, the Director of Special Projects at the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and Project Manager at the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.

Ms. Horowitz holds a Master’s degree in Public and Nonprofit Policy and Management from NYU Wagner, where she studied as a Mayor's Graduate Scholar. She resides in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her two children, Hugo and Charlie.