Budget Talks: How can the City’s FY 2021 budget shape recovery?
New York City is at a crossroads. The convergence of a public health crisis, an economic crisis of as yet unknown proportion, and a long-overdue national awakening to the reach and impact of systemic racism has led to unprecedented scrutiny of the allocation of City resources. In this time of heightened need and awareness, the […]
#10YearsofPublicWorks: Catching up with the Lower East Side Employment Network
For the third installment of #10YearsofPublicWorks, we spoke with Gaspar Caro, Partnership Director at the Lower East Side Employment Network. In 2006, as developers began looking at the Lower East Side, Chinatown, the East Village, and the Two Bridges neighborhood with increasing interest, community members David Garza, President & CEO of Henry Street Settlement; Susan […]
Recap: Our conversation with leaders of emerging firms
On June 4, Public Works Partners brought together Jeanette Nigro of Perch Advisors, Michael Crowley of LaPlaca Cohen, Schillivia Baptiste of Laland Baptiste, and Sunil Narayan of Urbane Development for a virtual panel discussion to share and examine efforts to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. We’ve broken down our summary of the conversation into 3 […]
Takeaways from our Second Convening of Workforce Leaders
Public Works and the Workforce Professionals Training Institute (WPTI) co-hosted “Continuing the Conversation: Organizational Recovery Post-COVID-19,” on May 20th, the second event in our series focusing on the challenges faced by workforce development organizations as they respond and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The May 20th convening was built on the key takeaways of our […]
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