Brooklyn, New York, is home to a rich and diverse history, with one of its most significant cultural landmarks being Weeksville, a historic African American community founded in 1838 by James Weeks, a free Black man. Once one of the largest independent Black communities in [...]
Laland Baptiste has been hired to provide Construction Supervision for the reconstruction of the fencing, sidewalks, and parking lot of Jamaica, Queens' Idlewild Park, which is home to one of NYC’s largest remaining saltwater marshes. The goal of this project is to maintain the area [...]
Laland Baptiste has mentored and provided Construction Management services to contractors enrolled in the New York City Department of Design and Construction Mentoring Program since its inception in 2021. In 2023, the first project kicked off at the Bellevue Men’s Shelter in Manhattan’s Kipps Bay [...]