Tips for a Successful Video Conference
Video conferencing has taken over as the main mode of communication for many who have switched to remote work in recent weeks. While straightforward enough in concept, the world of business video conferencing comes with its own set of rules and considerations. Read on...
New York Expands Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program
The Public Works Team at the 2019 City & State Above & Beyond Gala where CEO Celeste Frye was one the New York Women of Real Estate honorees Building on decades of work to create a level playing field for public procurement opportunities, New York is...
COVID-19: How Nonprofits Can Continue to Support Themselves and the Communities they Serve
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to rapid changes in how firms and individuals go about their daily routines. As recently as two weeks ago, people were operating business as usual. Now, nonprofits that provide critical services to New Yorkers in need are being forced to...
Creating Community Online
There are many online ways for planners, government agencies, and other groups working on public projects to engage with their communities and solicit meaningful feedback.
COVID-19 Update From Public Works Partners
Thank you to all our friends and colleagues who are healthcare workers, human service providers, government workers, and all those who are providing essential services at this time. These providers are at the front lines of this crisis, and are risking their...
Working From Home: Best Practices
In an effort to #flattenthecurve, businesses and organizations have moved toward remote work operations for the foreseeable future. Switching from an office workplace to a work-from-home setting can be tricky to navigate. However, maintaining productivity during this...
The 2020 Census is here!
For parts of the country, the 2020 Census kicked off in early January of this year. However, for the majority of the nation, official invitations for responses began yesterday, Thursday, March 12, 2020. The decennial census is a mandated count of the U.S population and its territories. It is a process that has existed since 1790 and is conducted every ten years by the U.S Census Bureau. This year will be the country’s twenty-fourth time conducting the survey.
Dune, Where’s My Tree? By Emma Watson
A few weeks ago, your holiday tree was the bright and cheery focal point of your apartment, but now it is cumbersome and shedding once-fragrant pine needles everywhere. Our neighbors in New Jersey, however, have found a way to extend the significance of your now...
Digital worlds: the next frontier of participatory urban planning? By Andrey Prigov
Since opening in September, the Hunters Point Library in Long Island City has faced community backlash for not being fully accessible to people with disabilities. In addition to the three levels of bookshelves only reachable by stairs, the ritzy $41 million library...
Retail vacancy crisis? The data is still out by Andrey Prigov
Looking down Canal Street from the corner of Broadway, it isn’t difficult to notice the dozen or so darkened, sometimes barricaded storefronts intermittently scattered between the shuffling crowds. For New York’s small business owners, these vacant lots are emblematic...