Neighborhood Leadership
For those leading commercial revitalization efforts in their communities— whether working in a Business Improvement District, Merchant Association, local development corporation, Chamber of Commerce or other nonprofit organization—Coro’s Neighborhood Leadership program provides our city’s top talent with the resources they need to understand how to influence meaningful change and address complex challenges within their neighborhoods. Using New York as a classroom, Neighborhood Leadership participants are deeply immersed in commercial revitalization strategies and are given the opportunity to build leadership skills through intensive training and peer-to-peer learning. Participants leave the program equipped with the knowledge and skills to drive change in their own neighborhoods and an unparalleled network of engaged civic leaders from which to continue to build and grow.
What Will You Get?
THE NEW YORK CITY KNOWLEDGE
Neighborhood Leadership deeply immerses participants in building individual and collaborative capacity for practicing leadership and bringing about change in their communities.
THE PERSONAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS
Neighborhood Leadership uses the City of New York as a lab to explore, test and build effective commercial revitalization strategies to adapt and thrive in challenging environments.
THE MULTI-PERSPECTIVE NETWORK
Neighborhood Leadership connects participants to an accomplished community of Coro Neighborhood Leadership alumni, City leaders, and the broader Coro community from all industries and sectors, who are dedicated to supporting one another and to improve the City in which we live and work.
Who Should Apply?
The Ideal Candidate:
- Supports a New York City neighborhood(s) whose work is focused on community and/or commercial revitalization.
- Experienced management staffer who is leading change.
- Passion for personal and professional development
- Interest in joining the Coro community and NL alumni network.
Key Program Features
TRAINING & PEER CONSULTING
Over the course of the program, participants develop close ties with members of their cohort through intensive training and peer consulting. Many alumni remain connected with members of their cohort long after they participated in the program.
EXPERT INTERVIEWS
Participants are exposed to a range of stakeholders – from commercial revitalization and government leaders to the broader Neighborhood Leadership alumni community – to explore a variety of commercial revitalization strategies and resources they can apply to their work. They also gain an awareness of multiple stakeholder perspectives and the benefits of collaboration to drive change.
ISSUE EXPLORATION
Participants leave with a deeper understanding of strategies, issues, and interests that cannot be learned by simply reading a book.
NEIGHBORHOOD CHANGE
During the nine-month program, participants are applying their learning in real-time to better achieve desired outcomes of a project they identify.
LEADERSHIP EXERCISES
Neighborhood Leadership presents participants with an array of leadership development tools and challenges to push them to explore all aspects of an issue and navigate varying stakeholder interests to enhance leadership skills.
A MULTI-SECTOR NETWORK
Participants from all programs have a shared approach and connections for changemaking with a vast alumni network of the most distinct leadership communities in New York City, providing collaboration opportunities across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
ALUMNI BENEFITS
Benefits extend beyond the program. Free and low-cost ongoing alumni offerings include skills refreshers, insider events, networking events, coaching sessions with program directors and access to the “Coro Classifieds” jobs and “Coro Commons” communications boards.
Cost and Attendance Policy
Program fees are waived due to the generous support of our funders. Upon acceptance, a non-refundable $150 materials fee is required.
Participants can click here to complete their payment.
Participating Organizations
Accenture
Achievement First
Anthos Home
Arab-American Family Support Center
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn Public Library
Center for an Urban Future
Center for Justice Innovation
City University of New York (CUNY)
Con Edison
Ford Foundation
Hatch
HR&A Advisors
JPMorgan
Karp Strategies
Lendlease
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
National Grid
New York City Criminal Justice Agency
New York City Department of Design and Construction
New York City Department of Education
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
New York City Department of Homeless Services
New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development
New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
New York City Department of Transportation
New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)
New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS)
New York City Human Resources Administration
New York City Law Department
New York City Mayor’s Office
New York City Police Department
New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
New York County District Attorney’s Office
NYC Department of Design and Construction
NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
NYC Department of Social Services
NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission
Photoville
Public Works Partners
The Barrow Group Performing Arts Center
The Bronx Economic Development Corporation
The Oyate Group
UncommonGoods
Application & Interest Form
Applications for the NL Summer 2025 cohort are now closed.
To stay connected and receive updates on the 2026 application cycle, complete our interest form HERE.
Program Information
Current Participants
Meet the 2025 Summer cohort.
The 2025 Neighborhood Leadership summer cohort will meet from June 2025 to September 2025. Programming is planned to be in-person unless otherwise notified.
Previous Participants
Meet the 2025 cohort
Meet the 2024 Summer cohort
Meet the 2024 cohort
Questions
For questions about the Neighborhood Leadership Program contact our Program Director David Rivera at David@coro.nyc.
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