Councilman Mark Levine, as part of his platform in the race for Manhattan borough president, says he plans to use the position’s “bully pulpit” to advocate for changes on how the city hires minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs) in the future.
While the city has committed to handing big contracts to MWBEs, most agencies are not meeting a requirement of 30% to these businesses because many independent operations of that size do not qualify for billion-dollar projects.
