About AABA

The Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association (AABA) is a not-for-profit membership organization, representing a strong partnership between local businesses and the community on and around Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue.

AABA was formed in 1993 to address the concerns of the hundreds of people who live and work here. AABA members are dedicated to preserving the historic character of the Avenue, as well as improving our quality of life and work, on issues such as safety, traffic calming, zoning issues, sanitation, and Avenue beautification.

Click here to learn more about AABA Membership.

To find out more about our organization, please email aaba@atlanticavenuebkny.com.

Or write to:

Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association
321 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201

AABA Executive Board

SANDY BALBOZA, artist, teacher, property owner of 321 Atlantic Ave.
President

FRANCES CAROLL, shop & property owner Silk Road Antiques, 313 Atlantic Ave.
Vice President

NANCY COGEN, shop & property owner the Melting Pot, 492 Atlantic Ave.
Vice President

IRENE VAN SLYKE, Nurse Practitioner
Vice President

VYT BAKAITIS, Accountant
Treasurer

FRANK COLONNESE, contractor
Recording Secretary

WILLIAM HARRIS, Realtor Renaissance Properties
Corresponding Secretary

JENNIFER BARON, shop owner of A Cooks Companion, 197 Atlantic Ave.

YVONNE CHU, shop owner of Kimera, 366 Atlantic Ave.

BARBARA CLURMAN, co-owner of Silk Road Antiques

ELIZABETH CROWEL, shop owner of Sterling Place, 363 Atlantic Ave.

RACHEL LEIBOWICZ, shop owner of Circa Antiques, 377 Atlantic Ave.

WAYNE MILES

KURT SIPPLE, co-owner of Downtown Atlantic, restaurant, 364 Atlantic Ave.

THERESA URBAN, community activist, artist, co-chair Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods

AABA Advisory Board

LULA B. HAFNER, landscape architect

STEVEN DAVIES, urban planner, Project for Public Spaces

BERNARD EHRLICH, architect

CHARLENE HEYLIGER, marketing expert, Gourd Chips, 113 A Court St.

ERIC MCCLURE, Trustee, Park Slope Civic Council

CHARLES SAHADI, property and shop owner of Sahadi Importing, 187-189 Atlantic Avenue

ANDY WILEY-SCHWARTZ