Tag Archive | "jobs"

New Job Center at Brooklyn Public Library to Help Unemployed

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

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At the opening of a career center in the Brooklyn Public Library at Grand Army Plaza Tuesday Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the city is opening Workforce1 Career Centers at its public libraries to help more [...]

Recent Rutgers Study Paints Bleak Employment Picture in New York

Thursday, December 15, 2011

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A Rutgers University study indicates that only seven percent of American workers surveyed believe they have recovered from the recession. Thirty-six percent felt that that they have experienced a major setback that has left them [...]

Why Do Designers Have Designs in Brooklyn?

Monday, December 5, 2011

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Sixteen years ago Roberto Gill, the founder and owner of CASA Kids Design Company, moved from TriBeca to Brooklyn because his rent was too high. He discovered he was not alone. Brooklyn has become a [...]

Meet Bernard McClain: Unemployed in Bed-Stuy

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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It’s not hard to guess Bernard McClain had something to do with the performing arts. He is tall, standing at 6 foot 2. He speaks with a resonating voice and moves elegantly along the corridor of the Bed-Stuy apartment where he lives with his wife and two children.

300 Local Jobs Expected at Brooklyn Navy Yard

Friday, November 11, 2011

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On Thursday Mayor Bloomberg and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation President Andrew Kimball announced that 300 local jobs will be created at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reports. The location is currently [...]

Grit and Optimism in Coping with the Recession’s Lasting Trauma

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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It happened so quickly, and its effects have lasted for so long. Two years after the recession ended, upwards of 100,000 people in Brooklyn are still without work. We know the numbers. But who are [...]

Meet Lance: Unemployed in Bensonhurst

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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Unemployment drags on for one Bensonhurst resident

Meet Rick: Unemployed in Kensington

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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For the tens of thousands of unemployed in Brooklyn, losing their jobs was beyond their control. Rick on the other hand chose to leave his job to look for a better one. Little did he know, he had walked away from a steady income just as the worst economic crisis in decades was about to hit.

Tales of Reinvention

Friday, April 22, 2011

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When Brad Estabrooke was laid off from his job in financial services, he opened the Breuckelen Distilling Company, Inc.

For the Borough’s Unemployed, Little to be Thankful for

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

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By Alex Eriksen   As the holiday season begins, there’s one place in the Fulton Street Mall that’s busy as ever: the unemployment office. Every day, people wait in line at the New York Department [...]