Bill de Blasio appointed Lichtenstein to the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s Board of Directors in 2015. Lichtenstein is a trustee of the Citizens Budget Commission, and is a Member of the Real Estate Roundtable and Co-Chair of the Real Estate Capital Policy Advisory Committee. Lichtenstein is a member of The Economic Club of New York. As part of his involvement in New York City real estate, he also serves on the Board of Governors of the Real Estate Board of New York.