Michael Blake: “We need high wage jobs that actually can make sure that more…”

“First, we have to have more access to capital and contracts for our businesses to actually have that opportunity in a real way. Second, we have too many seasonal retail jobs throughout the Bronx. We need high wage jobs that actually can make sure that more people have opportunities. When you see that health care is such a prevalent force throughout our communities, we need to make sure there's a pipeline to help our students, which means we got …” (08:36–08:40)

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