Reimagining the Ladder: Reflections from the Economic Mobility Summit 2025
Authors: Celeste Frye and Moe Magali Last week, we attended the Economic Mobility Summit 2025 in Philadelphia, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The convening brought together community builders, funders, employers, policymakers, and researchers to dig deep into the question: What does it take to ensure economic mobility in America is not just […]
Storytelling the Future: How New York’s Oldest Nonprofits Have Adapted to a Changing World
Authored By: Seth Satterlee Employing approximately 12.5 million people, or 10% of the national workforce, American nonprofits operate on a scale unmatched by other countries. Over more than 250 years, the sector has developed and expanded by responding to society-wide shocks and evolving community needs, especially here in New York. To adapt to changing times, […]
Public Works Partners Earns LA Metro SBE Certification
Public Works Partners is excited to announce our brand-new Small Business Enterprise (SBE) certification with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). As we continue to grow our practice in Southern California, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to work closely with Metro and other Los Angeles County agencies and organizations as they […]
Interview: Why Nonprofits Should Know Their Narrative
Did you know that Public Works Partners was launched in 2010? Since then, we’ve grown from three to nearly thirty team members, expanded into our two distinct service areas—organizational and community health—moved three times until finding our current home on 38th Street, persevered through a pandemic, rebranded, and launched our California office. These moments, together, […]
The Role of Storytelling in Community Recovery and Resilience Building
Disasters disrupt not just the physical landscape but also communities’ social and emotional fabric. In these moments of upheaval, storytelling is more than a means of collecting experiences. It is a strategic tool for recovery and resilience. Developed by Public Works Partners, the Storytelling for Recovery and Resilience Framework provides a structured approach to utilizing […]
Our Resilience: Collaborative Strategies for Rebuilding the Fire-Ravaged Altadena Community
After burning for nearly a month, the LA wildfires have finally been contained, leaving devastation in its wake. The Eaton Fire directly east of Los Angeles ravaged 14,021 acres of land and leveled much of the historic community of Altadena. The Public Works Partners team is proud to have a growing office in Pasadena, just […]
Public Works Partners Promotes Alex Fiorille to Senior Manager
For Immediate Release New York, NY – February 03, 2025 – Public Works Partners, a WBE/DBE-certified management consulting and urban planning firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Alex Fiorille to Senior Manager on the Client Services team. This well-deserved advancement reflects Alex’s significant contributions to the firm and his commitment to fostering equitable, […]
Introducing Public Works’ 2024 Year-in-Review: Advancing Impact, Innovation, and Equity
2024 was another meaningful year for Public Works Partners, and we’re excited to celebrate the 60 projects we completed for 41 clients across 366 unique neighborhoods. Throughout this past year, we dove head-first into challenges in the workforce, transportation, health, climate, and education industries, working with our clients and partners to develop innovative, community-centered, and […]
Resilient Roots: Strategies for Sustaining Neighborhood Identity Amid Gentrification
Authored By: Rama Ramachandran While New York City’s population has never been static, the City’s development and growth from the 1970s to today has coincided with a unique kind of urban migration. Gentrification is, according to the Anti-Displacement Network, a process of neighborhood change in historically disinvested areas “by means of real estate investment and […]
How Can We Make Urban Planning More Just? Introducing the Community Justice Index
Recognizing the absence of restorative justice principles in urban planning, Public Works Partners created the Community Justice Index, a three-part framework for more just community-based planning. Among the first efforts to integrate restorative justice principles into urban planning, the Community Justice Index embeds repair, reconciliation, and trauma-informed approaches directly into planning processes. The Community Justice […]
Building a Resilient Future for NYC Public Transit
Authored By: Veronica Maisch New York City has long been home to the largest public transit system in the country. Over 600 miles of subway tracks and over 300 bus routes take millions of New Yorkers to and from work, school, doctors appointments, grocery stores and wherever else they may need to go each day. […]
Lights, Camera, Inclusion: New York’s Film & TV Industry is Thriving – and It Needs YOU!
Authored By: Alex Fiorille From the beautifully manicured parks seen in HBO’s The Gilded Age to the cozy, forested homes in Apple TV’s Severance, and from the hustle and bustle of Manhattan in HBO’s And Just Like That to its grittier streets in NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, New York’s landscape are more than just […]
