November 26, 2024
New York Real Estate Journal, Building Skills NY Business Services Director Named 2024 Innovator
October 21, 2024
Crain’s New York Business, Building Skills NY Training Director Named 2024 Notable Black Leader
September 12, 2024
Power Women with Victoria Schneps, Building Skills NY Business Services Director Shares Her Secrets to Success
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September 11, 2024
Bridging the Gap, How to Address the Barriers Around Construction Jobs
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August 31, 2024
amNewYork, Building Skills NY to honor best and brightest in their programming at annual fundraiser
May 19, 2024
New York Post, You’ll never worry about AI stealing your job working in these trades
April 9, 2024
Brooklyn Reader, Free Construction Skills Class in Cypress Hills Starts in May
March 26, 2024
New York Real Estate Journal, 2024 Women in Construction: Tatanisia Lumley, Building Skills NY
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March 12, 2024
QNS, ‘Invest in Women’ job fair and expert panel coming to Elmhurst this week
March 10, 2024
amNewYork, For too many job seekers, construction skills training is far out of reach. It’s time we bring training to them.
March 4, 2024
Construction Dive, Building Skills NY Training Director Named 2024 Construction Champion
July 6, 2022
News12 The Bronx, Bronx organization helps community members enter HVAC industry
June 28, 2022
Bisnow, The Construction Labor Shortage Is Set To Intensify Over Next 6 Months
September 3, 2020
Building Skills NY Executive Director David Meade on BronxTalk
BronxTalk host, Gary Axelbank, is joined by David Meade, Executive Director of Building Skills NY, as he speaks about his organization’s concerted efforts in finding construction jobs for many residents who have been unable to find careers in construction.
March 6, 2020
Bronx Times, BUILDING SKILLS NY’S WORKER OF THE MONTH
December 23, 2019
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, AS DEVELOPMENT BOOMS, AN EFFORT TO PAIR WORKERS WITH CONSTRUCTION JOBS NEAR HOME
December 19, 2019
Real Estate Weekly, BUILDING SKILLS PROGRAM HELPS TRAINEES LAND 335 JOBS
December 17, 2019
BUILDING SKILLS NY 2019 IMPACT REPORT
December 2, 2019
Bronx Times, TORRES PRESENTS AWARD AT BUILDING SKILLS NY EVENT
December 2, 2019
Kings County Politics, DEADLINE FOR 30-HOUR CONSTRUCTION WORKER TRAINING NOW PAST
October 29, 2019
Brooklyn Reported, WALKER, AMPRY-SAMUEL ANNOUNCE JOB WINNERS
Assemblymember Latrice Walker and Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel joined the organization Building Skills New York to announce four workers who gained full-time jobs in the construction industry following a recruitment session the lawmakers recently held at Walker’s district office.
“This recruitment session was a means to get my constituents employed and on the developments happening in their backyard,” said Walker, a Democrat representing Brownsville.
October 29, 2019
Kings County Politics, WALKER, AMPRY-SAMUEL BRING CONSTRUCTION JOBS TO DISTRICT
Brownsville lawmakers Assemblywoman Latrice Walker (D) and City Councilwoman Alicka Ampry-Samuel (D), along with Building Skills New York yesterday announced four workers have gained full-time jobs in the construction industry following a recent recruitment information session held in Walker’s district office.
The session gave attendees information about construction job opportunities through Building Skills. The Building Skills team discussed OSHA-30 requirements as well equipment requirements such as such as hardhats, glasses, and work boots. Attendees were interviewed by Building Skills about their past experience and what type of construction work they may be interested in. Those who did not have OSHA-30 were added to a list and notified of upcoming OSHA-30 training opportunities.
“Many of the construction sites that we are seeing in our district have not had a real pipeline to ensure local hiring at all entry points from those seeking OSHA-30, to flaggers, to more experienced and seasoned construction workers. This recruitment session was a means to get my constituents employed and on the developments happening in their backyard,” said Walker.
October 10, 2019
Brooklyn Graphic, Bay News, and Mill-Marine Courier, BROOKLYN WORKER OF THE MONTH
October 2, 2019
News 12 The Bronx, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HELPS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS MEET OSHA DEADLINE – FREE OF CHARGE
July 22, 2019
Kings County Politics, THE ROAD FROM HOMELESSNESS TO A CONSTRUCTION JOB
Trying to stretch your dollar can be a hefty task for most people just trying to make it; especially those who are dealing with the high cost of living in the New York City area. Now add being homeless to the equation.
One individual who became familiar with the unfortunate issue was Howard Young. As a proud, single father of a 12-year-old boy, Mr. Young found himself homeless and without a job. He was looking for work consistently and one day was given contact information from an employee at Ready Willing and Able, a social service organization here in New York City. That contact information led Mr. Young to Building Skills New York. He was able to secure an interview and then secure a construction job through this organization.
June 10, 2019
Constructionequipmentguide.com, BUILDING SKILLS NEW YORK CELEBRATES 500TH WORKER
Building Skills NY announced today their 500th construction placement. To celebrate the occasion, Building Skills staff surprised an entire jobsite with sandwiches at the 881 Erskine Street at the Fountain Seaview Development project in Brooklyn.
May 20, 2019
BUILDING SKILLS NEW YORK CELEBRATES 500TH WORKER
Building Skills NY announced today their 500th construction placement. To celebrate the occasion, Building Skills staff surprised an entire jobsite with sandwiches at the 881 Erskine Street at the Fountain Seaview Development project in Brooklyn.
March 5, 2019
BUILDING SKILLS NEW YORK PARTNERS WITH PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITIES, INC. TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION TRAINING
In partnership with Public Housing Communities, Inc., an organization committed to educational and training opportunities for residents of NYC public housing, the trainings kicked off a series of sessions that will serve more than 100 employees and potential employees in New York’s burgeoning construction industry.
News 12 The Bronx, August 22 2018
HOSTOS OFFERS CONSTRUCTION SAFETY COURSE
In this clip from News 12, Building Skills NY Executive Director David Meade speak on the importance of this partnership with Hostos Community College. Funded by the New York Building Foundation, Building Skills NY and Hostos Community College will be able to deliver safety training to construction workers.
View the News 12 video and read the full story here.
thisistheBronX Weekday Magazine, August 21 2018
LET’S BUILD CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR BRONX FAMILIES
When I turn on the news, I see all these stories saying the economy has gotten better, and that more people have jobs than ever in the past decade – but that’s not the story around my neighborhood. I know my story is not unique. The reality is that there are a lot of New Yorkers in underserved communities with high rates of poverty and unemployment, especially in the Bronx, in need of a job that offers a pathway to financial stability. Building Skills is helping to bring local construction jobs to our communities. To me and many like me, they have offered access to training, broader career pathways and economic advancement so that I can be in a better position to give my daughters a brighter future.
Bronx Voice, August 16 2018
GETTING JOBS IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY JUST GOT EASIER WITH NEW PROGRAM
New York Building Foundation’s grant will support a plan by Building Skills and Hostos to provide OSHA-30 construction safety training courses for city residents.
Building Skills Serves as a crucial entry point into the construction industry for unemployed and underemployed New Yorkers.
thisistheBronX, August 17th 2018
BRONXITES TRAINING FOR JOBS IN BRONX DEVELOPMENT
As the Bronx continues to develop, a major imperative is having Bronxites benefit from the plentiful construction jobs being created. In the past, promises of Bronx jobs were often empty ones because Bronxites were not sufficiently skilled. But with a construction jobs training program being launched by Building Skills New York (BSNY), Hostos Community College, and the New York Building Foundation, more Bronxites will have a chance at those jobs.
August 15th, 2018
BUILDING SKILLS NEW YORK PARTNERS WITH HOSTOS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND NEW YORK BUILDING FOUNDATION TO HELP MORE CITY RESIDENTS ACCESS CONSTRUCTION TRAINING
Funding provided by the New York Building Foundation will enable participants in Building Skills New York (BSNY) to receive additional construction safety training provided by Hostos Community College. This additional workforce training programming will help BSNY further expand its ongoing efforts to bring much-needed employment opportunities to unemployed and underemployed workers in local communities across the five boroughs.
Brooklyn Reader, July 25th 2018
WHEN DEVELOPING BROOKLYN, DON’T FORGET ABOUT WOMEN
Latoya Richardson’s story is proof that you do not have to be a man to build the future of New York City.
News 12 The Bronx, June 19th 2018
LOCAL CONSTRUCTION SITE GIVES BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
Dozens of local workers have been given jobs at a unique construction site. L & M Builders is hiring different — helping those in the community who may need a paycheck. The company says they hire workers to fill positions from general laborers, plumbers or electricians. They are currently work on two 12-story buildings that will provide 435 affordable units on Story Avenue.
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