Photo by Tim Douglas on Pexels.com Largest-Ever Public-Private Fund for Small Businesses Throughout Five Boroughs Breaks Down Historic Barriers to Financing Partnership with Goldman Sachs, Mastercard, Community Reinvestment Fund, CDFIs Delivers on Key Pillar of Mayor Adams’ “Blueprint for Economic Recovery” New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New YorkContinue Reading
A candidate meets with DDC technical staff at the agency’s recent hiring fair in Long Island City, where 31 conditional job offers were extended Next Hiring Fair to be held on January 24 in Long Island City The agency that builds for the City is hiring! The NYC Department ofContinue Reading
Proposes Indexing New York’s Minimum Wage to Inflation, Benefiting Hundreds of Thousands of New Yorkers – Especially Women and People of Color To Help Workers and Employers Meet the Needs of the 21st Century Economy, Governor Releases Plans to Strengthen and Streamline the State’s Workforce Development Infrastructure and Civil ServiceContinue Reading
Office Adaptive Reuse Task Force Builds on Adams Administration’s Efforts to Revitalize Central Business Districts and Expand Housing Supply With 11 Concrete Recommendations With Recommendations in Place Alongside Current Rules, Office Conversions Could Create Homes for as Many as 40,000 New Yorkers Over Next Decade New York City Mayor EricContinue Reading
Program Prepares the Next Generation of Policy Makers to Lead New York State Applications Opened on January 1, 2023 and Will be Accepted through April 3, 2023 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the application period for the 2023 class of Empire State Fellows is now open. The prestigious programContinue Reading
The Carousel for All Children at Willowbrook Park. Photo: NYC Parks NYC Parks today released a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the development, operation, and maintenance of a sports and recreation facility at Willowbrook Park on Staten Island. Parks is looking for creative and comprehensive proposals that would create aContinue Reading
NYCEDC Chief Infrastructure Officer Joshua Kraus, Councilmember Marjorie Velazquez, NYC Parks Bronx Commissioner Jessica Aponte along with community stakeholders standing with a Tide Gauge at Hammond Cove. $1.5 Million Grant from Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) for Dredging will Help Restore Depths for Safe Navigation andContinue Reading
Cover of “‘New’ New York: Making New York Work for Everyone.” (Conceptual Rendering) 40 Initiatives Offer Roadmap for Future, Including Five Focus Areas for 2023 to Make NYC Best Place to Work Action Plan Goals Include Reimagining 24/7 Commercial Districts, Shortening Commutes to Work, and Generating Inclusive, Future-Focused Growth PlanContinue Reading
The partners hosted leaders from the energy storage industry, city government and community organizations at Newlab to introduce the startups participating in the new Resilient Energy cohort to advance pilot projects across New York City New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and Newlab, in collaboration with Con Edison, announced the five startups participating inContinue Reading
In partnership with local workforce organizations and leading cannabis technology companies, the showroom provides New York’s first compliant adult use “cannabis retail like” environment The Bronx Community Foundation and the Bronx Borough President’s Office, announced the opening of “The Bronx Dispensary Showroom” – a first-of-its-kind compliant cannabis retail pop-up experienceContinue Reading