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Community hiring efforts and NYCHA resident employment in EDC projects
1:31:38
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Council Member Alexa Avilés inquires about EDC's implementation of community hiring efforts, particularly for NYCHA residents, in its economic development projects. Andrew Kimball explains EDC's approach and initiatives.
- EDC focuses on areas with significant investments, such as South Brooklyn, East New York, and Hunts Point
- They work with local non-profits to pre-screen and place local residents in jobs
- For the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) project, EDC is working with local organizations and NYCHA housing leaders on workforce development plans
- A significant workforce development center is planned on-site at BMT
Alexa Avilés
1:31:38
So the mayor launched a community hiring effort to be in compliance with the state law that requires 40% of labor hours to be performed by people who live in NYCHA.
1:31:50
I was curious how EDC has been implementing this effort in its economic development projects, in particular anything related to BMT property.
1:32:02
How much of any of those jobs have been allocated or I can't find my words now, NYCHA residents are employed by?
Andrew Kimball
1:32:14
Yeah, I mean the city has had a citywide program run out of the mayor's office talent and workforce development and with SBS with job fairs across the city.
1:32:24
EDC has not been a part of that.
1:32:26
What we have been a part of is focusing on those areas where we have assets and significant investments happening.
1:32:34
So that's South Brooklyn with the economic mobility network we're setting up.
1:32:39
It's East New York with a similar mobility network and Hunts Point the same where the idea is to make sure wherever possible we're working with local non for profits to pre screen and place local residents in the jobs.
1:32:56
At BMT we're very mindful of that.
1:33:00
A positive outcome of this process must involve workforce development.
1:33:07
That's part of why we're working with the Red Hook Initiative on one of our advisory councils.
1:33:12
We are doing in-depth work now with the leaders of Red Hook East and West to make sure there is a plan both for current work ready residents of those buildings and students.
1:33:28
And within our plan, I think you may have seen it on Friday, but we're gonna be talking more about it in the coming meetings, would be a very significant workforce development center on-site.