October 2, 2025
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Greg lays out the urgent need to link economic development and workforce development so that growth in New York isn’t just measured in job numbers but in shared prosperity across neighborhoods. Drawing on his years of experience—from helping young people find summer jobs to advocating for prime-age workers, public housing residents, and immigrant communities—he calls for bold reforms that ensure opportunity is not seasonal, but sustainable.
The episode highlights NYCETC’s Workforce Development Agenda, including targeted investment in communities with the greatest need, wraparound supports like childcare and transit, transparent hiring and wage data, and stronger accountability structures. Greg also points to structural solutions—like creating a deputy mayor for workforce and economic mobility or launching an Empire State Workforce Alliance—that can elevate workforce as a central pillar of economic growth.
This mini-pod delivers a clear, forward-looking vision: if New York aligns workforce and economic strategies, we can stop managing scarcity and start building prosperity that reaches every household, every neighborhood, every borough.
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