Ydanis Rodriguez

INWOOD REZONING: Investment in Economic Development and Workforce Development for our community!

New tech incubator and training center at 4095 Ninth Avenue directly modeled after what has been proposed for Union Square, which will offer the following:

Staffed Community Space available for education, training, and events focused on STEM and other high growth industries.

Entrepreneurship Services offering resources, support staff, equipment and tools for local individual users, groups and small businesses.

Programming delivered by training providers, industry partners and local institutions. Cross Sector Partnerships and Industry Collaborations with academia, workforce and small business providers, employers and corporations.

New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare (NYACH) will continue the City’s partnership with New York Presbyterian Hospital to develop healthcare training programs, prioritized for Washington Heights and Inwood residents, to access careers in healthcare.

NYACH training programs will help New York Presbyterian fulfill its commitment to hire local residents from Washington Heights and Inwood.

NYCx Co-Lab in Inwood. Co- Labs combines technology piloting and education in high-need, high-opportunity neighborhoods by connecting local residents, government, academia, and tech entrepreneurs to identify, co-develop, and test innovative solutions that address the community.