CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Opinion: HireNYC Fails to Create Careers for Construction Workers
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‘With no real pathway from job training to work, it’s no surprise that so few new construction and development hires were made through HireNYC.’
Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
Mayor de Blasio at a 2015 groundbreaking. His administration has promoted HireNYC as the 'largest and most impactful targeted hiring program in the nation.'
‘With no real pathway from job training to work, it’s no surprise that so few new construction and development hires were made through HireNYC.’
‘We’ve noticed how recent rezoning efforts in low-income neighborhoods have failed to benefit long-term residents and community members. Those are disturbing trends the Bronx should make every effort to avoid, rather than repeat.’