20 for 2020: #PublicWorksGivesBack
Our annual giving campaign, #PublicWorksGivesBack, stems from our mission to help organizations increase their impact, advance their missions, and build stronger communities that work for all. Through #PublicWorksGivesBack, we support the missions of our nonprofit...
December 2020 Newsletter: Cyber soft skills for low-wage workers, Public Works turns 10, and job opportunities
A Sneak Peek at Communicating with Machines: Empowering Low-Wage Workers with Cyber Soft Skills Conversations about low-wage work and technological advancements have historically been on separate tracks. Yet, as digital tools continue to change the way we work,...
A look back on #10Years of Public Works Partners
Public Works turned 10 this week! Throughout the years, we’ve worked on over 200 projects, collaborating with clients and partners across the City and spending more time on the subway than we care to admit. Take a trip through #10YearsofPublicWorks with us as we...
Bringing Back #PublicWorksGivesBack
We’re excited to bring back our annual #PublicWorksGivesBack campaign, which will run from now until the end of the year. In the coming weeks, we’ll celebrate our nonprofit clients’ accomplishments over the past year and recognize inspirational organizations...
Land use, workforce, and voting! It’s all in our November 2020 newsletter.
Decoding ULURP As we expand our Community Health practice into supporting environmental review processes, we needed to grow our expertise in the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), an essential yet often confusing tool that guides all major land use decisions...
ULURP 101
In New York City, most major urban planning projects such as rezonings and developments on City-owned land will undergo a Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) and a pre-ULURP environmental review (EIS). Projects that do not undergo ULURP include those that follow...
October 2020 Newsletter: We’re always working toward an equitable future
#10YearsofPublicWorks: Laying the groundwork for a cohesive neighborhood identity Long Island City is one of NYC’s most dynamic mixed-use neighborhoods, and that is no mistake. Back in 2013, the Long Island City Partnership engaged us as they worked to establish their...
#10YearsofPublicWorks: Long Island City Partnership Business Census and Comprehensive Plan
For this month’s installment of #10YearsofPublicWorks, Celeste Frye sat down with Elizabeth Lusskin, President of the Long Island City Partnership (LICP), to look back on Public Works Partners’ work with the nonprofit to conduct a business census and build out a...
New Service: Virtual Event Facilitation and Support
At Public Works, we understand the complexity and stresses inherent in planning any fundraising event, and appreciate the heightened importance of fundraising in the current moment. Our experience coordinating large, virtual public engagements positions us to...
Supporting Palisades Parks Conservancy’s 2020 Annual Benefit
On September 9th, Public Works Partners had the distinct pleasure of helping Palisades Park Conservancy host its first virtual gala to honor the Palisades Interstate Park system’s staff and hold its annual fundraising benefit. We provided logistical, technical, and...