The initiative is a partnership with three nonprofit organizations who have a proven record of workforce development and employment connection in Bushwick: RiseBoro<\/a>, Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow<\/a>, and St. Nicks Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n To support the initiative, which arose from a round table conversation with Bushwick community leaders in 2024, Reynoso allocated $150,000 in discretionary funding to be distributed across the three organizations per year over four years.<\/p>\n \u201cBrooklynites from every corner of this borough deserve pathways to stability and success, right in their own neighborhoods,\u201d Reynoso said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cBushwick 1000 is based on a simple promise \u2013 if you\u2019re in need of work, Brooklyn has your back.”<\/p>\n As the\u00a0city faces serious economic pressures, the initiative ensures that young people from Bushwick are empowered to build a future in the borough that raised them, Reynoso said.<\/p>\n “This is how we prevent displacement and uplift the communities that have always made Brooklyn great,” he said.<\/p>\n![\"55193743914_611131738c_o\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/55193743914_611131738c_o.jpg;w=960.jpeg\"\/)
\nBushwick 1000, a multi-year initiative to secure employment for 1,000 unemployed young adults from Bushwick launched on April 7, 2026. Photo: Supplied\/Brooklyn Borough President’s Office
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