In a first-of-its-kind report, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer today released a comprehensive neighborhood-by-neighborhood analysis documenting the evolution of New York’s economy since 2000 and the changing business landscape in communities...
April 21, 2017
The JobsFirstNYC Board of Directors is pleased to announce that after three years of leadership in the role of deputy executive director, Marjorie Parker has been appointed as Executive Director of JobsFirstNYC, effective July 1, 2017. Over the course...
April 1, 2017
Having absorbed the message that college is no longer optional, many high school students today make plans to attend a local community college the fall after getting a diploma. Unfortunately,...
March 23, 2017
The President’s FY 2018 Budget Blueprint: Implications for Workforce Development and Education in New York Last week, the White House released its budget blueprint for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. The...
March 10, 2017
2017 marks critical political transitions at the local, state, and federal levels. It has never been more critical to propose investments and initiatives that will increase opportunity for young New...
March 6, 2017
In 2010, nearly 188,000 New Yorkers between the ages of 18 through 24 were neither in school, nor working, 22 percent of that age group overall. According to the new...
March 6, 2017
Youth Services and Finance Committees Joint Preliminary Budget – March 6, 2017 Good afternoon, Chairpersons Eugene and Ferreras-Copeland, and other distinguished Council Members of the Youth Services and Finance Committees....
February 7, 2017
One out of four 16- to 25-year-olds in the South Bronx are out of school and out of work, a far higher rate than that of any other area of...
February 3, 2017
FORWARD, NOT BACKWARD A Statement from JobsFirstNYC on the Nominations of Andrew Puzder and Betsy DeVos JobsFirstNYC urges the United States Senate to vote no on both Andrew Puzder's confirmation...
January 4, 2017
Yesterday, Governor Cuomo announced a proposal to offer free college tuition to State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) students whose families earn $125,000...
