Department of Transportation Announces Lime, Veo, and Bird for E-Scooter Pilot
In an update on our earlier article on scooter accessibility and the exciting efforts to bring a new form of micro-mobility to the city, the Department of Transportation has made its selection for who will lead the pilot program. The three companies selected, Bird,...
Business planning for a mission-driven world
Last summer, Public Works Partners was engaged through the Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII) to support Drive Change, an organization that runs a paid Fellowship for formerly incarcerated youth launching their careers in the food sector, as they developed...
What is Public Works Listening To?
Are you hitting a wall with your listening habits? We were. So we asked for recommendations from the best source we could think of: the Public Works team. Read on for some thought provoking and fun podcast and music suggestions. Podcasts Favio - Earn Your Leisure...
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...