Strategy for good.

Public Works Partners

Empire Station Complex

Public Works is facilitating meaningful public review opportunities for Empire State Development’s new Empire Station Complex.

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Suffolk County Mobility

Public Works Partners is leading stakeholder engagement for Suffolk County’s effort to redesign its transit network.

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WE NYC Impact Evaluation

We supported WE NYC to develop new data collection and dashboard tools to assess their impact since their founding and position them to continue offering innovative resources to women entrepreneurs.

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Open Data Strategic Plan

We facilitated an inclusive planning process to support the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics as they created the first-ever strategic plan for Open Data in New York City.

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Public Works Partners is a WBE/DBE/SBE certified planning and consulting firm rooted in New York City. We build stronger neighborhoods and stronger organizations. We engage communities, design smart plans, and implement policies for our public and nonprofit clients. Our goal is to increase your impact.

Public Works Partners believes that strong, stable neighborhoods lead to better lives.

Our expertise lies in supporting organizations so they can strengthen the communities in which they work. We help our clients to engage key stakeholders, develop and launch better programs, improve internal operations, build stronger teams, and ultimately increase their impact (which, of course, we help them track). We believe that everybody deserves a good job and that every family can thrive with economic independence. Founded in 2010 out of a desire to strengthen communities and increase the impact of mission-driven organizations, we’ve partnered with more than 100 clients on 150 projects and counting.

Efficiency

Strategy

Optimization

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From problem to solution.

What We Do

We build stronger neighborhoods through urban planning and management strategies.

Our work increases the efficiency, and ultimately the impact, of the mission-driven organizations and individuals that support community growth. We assess needs, engage stakeholders, create action plans, implement, and then evaluate to improve the work.

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We tailor our proven method to the needs of our clients.

Public Works Partners works with clients of all shapes and sizes, on projects big and small. Our primary expertise is focused on improving organizational health and supporting community health. Our process drives every project we tackle and helps us get you from the problem to the solution, to measured impact on the ground.

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We partner with organizations that strengthen communities.

We know that there is no one size fits all approach to building thriving neighborhoods. We partner with urban planning, design, real estate, and development firms to form teams uniquely tailored to each community’s needs and goals.

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Helping you work smarter.

Our Team

Celeste Frye, AICP

Founder & CEO

Moe Magali

Director

Allison Quigney

Director

Aurelia Aceves Hogan

Senior Manager

Favio Germán, PMP

Senior Manager

Kethia Joseph

Senior Manager

Jordan Cosby

Manager

Joel Hochman

Manager

Naomi Marks

Office Manager

Daniel McCombie

Manager

Jasmine Zaman, PMP

Manager

Jennifer Chung

Analyst

Sarafina Fabris-Green

Analyst

Eeraj Junaid

Analyst

Bebe LeGardeur

Analyst

Amairani Marin Tovar

Analyst

Jacob Ertel

Project Coordinator

Marissa Garcia

Project Coordinator

Mindy Espinosa

Accounting Manager

Mark Foggin

Advisor & Co-founder

Celeste Frye, AICP

Founder & CEO

Moe Magali

Director

Allison Quigney

Director

Aurelia Aceves Hogan

Senior Manager

Favio Germán, PMP

Senior Manager

Kethia Joseph

Senior Manager

Our Clients

NYC Department of Small Business Services WENYC

NYC Department of Small Business Services

Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey

Creating innovative solutions for our clients and their communities.

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The Public Works IQ

October 2021 Newsletter

by Bebe LeGardeur | Oct 8, 2021 | Company Announcements, Thought Leadership

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