Maria Caruso

Maria is a luxury travel consultant specializing in ecotourism, has been a resident of City Island for since 2010. She has served as the Director of Tourism for the City Island Chamber of Commerce since 2012, and in 2016, she accepted a tourism award from Bronx Borough President Rubén Díaz Jr. at the 2016 Bronx Ball. In 2017, Maria organized a group of local volunteers to form a volunteer organization called the City Island Drift that helped launch City Island Oyster Reef, and she is president of City Island Gateway, a local organization that is dedicated to providing waterfront access for the community. She serves on Community Board 10 and in 2018 received the Chippewa Democratic Club’s Outstanding Community Service Award.