A report by The Center for an Urban Future (City of Aspiration: 150 Ideas From New Yorkers for Building a More Equitable NYC) includes 150 concrete practical and visionary policy ideas for what Mayor Adams, the City Council, and other city leaders can do to create a more equitable [...]
OBT hosted our first COVID-19 giveaway on July 26th, and it was a tremendous success. We are grateful to our friends in Bushwick for hosting us and to the staff across OBT for helping us ensure 177 COVID tests were received by residents, staff, and program participants. We are also thankful [...]
OBT tabled at NYCHA community, Gowanus Houses, where we supported Senator Brisport, Council Member Restler, Assembly Member Simon and other organizations support the community with a resource fair after an unfortunate incident at the beginning of July. We had an amazing time speaking with community members about our [...]
Welcome to the Brooklyn classroom of 14 aspiring masonry workers: A 19th century mausoleum inside the serene expanse of Green-Wood Cemetery. The Bridge to Crafts Careers program offers its students a unique hands-on experience across a 10-week program where the participants receive training in masonry restoration and preservation at [...]
BY REBECCA GREENBERG BROOKLYN PUBLISHED 6:00 AM ET APR. 21, 2022Your Content Goes Here Perched up on a wooden scaffold in Green-Wood Cemetery, Paul Deceglie is hard at work. “You really need to pack it tight," says Deceglie. "And then once you packed tight, you can come in and [...]
By Ellen Moynihan and Larry McShane Article Published by New York Daily News Welcome to the Brooklyn classroom of 14 aspiring masonry workers: A 19th century mausoleum inside the serene expanse of Green-Wood Cemetery. The Bridge to Crafts Careers program offers its students a unique hands-on experience across a [...]
OBT was present at 51st annual legislative conference, Hosted by The New York State Association of Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Caucus. The mission of the NYSABPRHAL conference was to engage New York State residents of color into a dialogue about issues and policies that have an impact [...]
OBT is one of the founding Community Based Organizational (CBO) members of CUNY’s Network for College Success (N4CS), which is a collaboration between CUNY’s office of K16 initiatives, CUNY colleges, and CBOs to increase college persistence and graduation rates. One of the most significant pieces of this work has [...]
Dr. Williams spoke on behalf of OBT to the Committees on Economic Development and Investigations to discuss how OBT can help create a more equitable economic recovery process for NYC.
The City Council Committee on Youth Services held a preliminary budget hearing to discuss the fiscal plans for Fiscal Year 2023. As a youth service provider, Dr. Williams spoke on behalf of OBT to discuss how the pandemic affected our participants and to advocate for various investments to support [...]
