What Are Public Works Partners Making In The Kitchen?
While some prefer to take advantage of the extensive NYC restaurant scene and order in, most of the Public Works team has been mixing up a storm in the kitchen. The number of cooks outnumbers bakers. Below we have outlined some of the yummiest creations they have...
The NYC DOT’s E-Scooters Pilot Program Is Coming. What Might It Look Like?
Amidst the bidding war for dominance in the biggest untapped e-scooter market in the country, contenders must adapt to regulatory hurdles and public safety concerns. The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking advantage of a new form of micro-mobility...
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...
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...
How Public Works Partners creates solutions for our clients
At Public Works, the solutions we create for our clients take many forms, from documents like strategic plans, case studies, and evaluations to engagement activities like public meetings, focus groups, and trainings. While the solution differs project to project and...
Inclusive Writing: What We’re Learning
There is a collective imperative to directly address issues of racial equity and inclusion in our country, cities, communities, and workplaces. Equity and inclusion have been implicit values of Public Works Partners since its founding. However, to meet this moment, we...
September 2020 Newsletter: How we’re building anti-racism and equity into everything we do.
Creating Inclusive Workplaces: What Public Works Partners is Learning Public Works Partners has been committed to advancing anti-racism, equity, and inclusion since our founding, but we've come to realize that an implicit commitment isn't enough. While our mission is...