The Museum of the City of New York's Gala: Gotham Dreams

The Museum of the City of New York (MCNY) hosted its second annual Gotham Dreams Gala on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Cipriani 42nd Street — a record-breaking evening that raised more than $2.6 million in support of the Museum's mission and drew over 600 of New York's leading civic, business, cultural, and philanthropic figures.

Hosted by Matt Brown, Chair of the Board of Trustees and Founder, CEO, and Chairman of CAIS, and wife Marisa Brown, the evening honored Alex Rodriguez, entrepreneur, investor, and Major League Baseball All-Star and Most Valuable Player; Ja Rule, the Queens-born, Grammy-nominated artist and entertainer; and Laurie M. Tisch, civic leader and visionary philanthropist. The gala also presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Kathryn Wylde in recognition of her 44 years of transformative leadership helping shape New York City's business and civic agenda through the Partnership for New York City. Award-winning actor and native New Yorker Erich Bergen served as Emcee. The celebration came during a moment of renewed civic pride for New York, with the city energized by the New York Knicks’ recent NBA Championship victory.

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EVENT CHAIRS

EVENT HOSTS 

Cynthia and Bernard Curry III
Ayla and Antonio Farnos
Stephanie Hessler
Cindy and Stephen Ketchum
Ronay Menschel
Tracey and Kenneth Pontarelli
Margaret Sung and Michael Schmidtberger 
 

BENEFACTORS 
Ares Management
Bank of America
Elizabeth K. Belfer
Carlyle
Chopt Creative Salad Co.
Consello
Todd DeGarmo
Patricia and Alexander Farman-Farmaian
Meredith and Brian Feurtado
Fin Capital
Gilbane Building
Global Emerging Markets (GEM)
Goldentree Asset Management
Goldman Sachs
Golub Capital
Google
Hearst
J.P. Morgan
Elizabeth R. and Robert A. Jeffe
JLL
Kensington Vanguard National Land Services
Kinderhook Industries, LLC
Lord, Abbett & Co.
Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment
National Basketball Association
Nuveen and Churchill Asset Management
Jennifer Prosek and Patrick LeBedis
RBC Capital Markets
Alex Roepers and Stacey Bronfman
Savanna
Toby Milstein Schulman and Judah Schulman
Silvercrest Asset Management Group
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
Stone Point Capital
The Sundheim Family Foundation
TD
Daryl B. and Bruce Uber
Wells Fargo
Wilmington Trust
 

SUPPORTERS
AllianceBernstein
Alexander and Kate Brodsky
David and Lisa Canter
Fortress Investment Group
Susan Henshaw Jones and Richard Eaton
The Nina and Mike Patterson Foundation
Dara and Tim O’Hara
Brian and Emilia Pfeifler
Betsy and Rob Pitts
Kathryn and Bill Tyree
The Yort Family 
Nanar and Tony Yoseloff

As of June 15, 2026