Jan 1, 2016 ... committed to supporting the more than 220,000 small businesses across the five boroughs. ..... helped Brooklyn Packers convert into a worker cooperative structure by assisting .... assistance. DAWI provided this cooperative with market research assistance, and NYC NOWC provided additional assistance ...

City are small businesses (of which there are nearly 200,000), there is no better time than now to push for the creation of worker ..... worker cooperatives within the New York City metropolitan area, NYC NoWC has a focus on ... healthcare practitioners, providing accessible classes and treatments to the Brooklyn community.

which pays less than $12.89 an hour, or $26,818.06 annually.7. Poverty .... 25 Membership in NYC NoWC is still loosely defined and on a volunteer basis. NYC NoWC's. Board of Directors is elected on an annual basis by its member ..... food cooperatives, including Park Slope in Brooklyn, a food co-op with over 16,000 ...

workers than traditional, for-profit enterprises ,' this gives co ops competitive edges ... workers to seek jobs in coops rather than conventional, profit-driven enterprises. ... New York City Council, Committee on Community Development. Hon. Maria del Carmen Arroyo, Chair. Monday, February 24, 2014. NYC NOWC.

now known or hereafter created. /I. Department of Urban Studies and ... Thank you Andres, you might be the only person (other than my committee members) who read the whole entire thing; nothing says ..... Some organizations, like the. Center for Family Life in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, are incubating worker cooperatives.