Josh Kraus

Josh Kraus is the Director of Project Implementation at NYCEDC, where he works across divisions to ensure successful delivery of the corporation’s highest-priority capital and planning projects. Prior to Joining NYCEDC in April 2021, Josh served as Director of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Capital Project Development. There, since 2013, he managed complex, multi-stakeholder capital and planning projects across the five boroughs, from Pre-K sites and post-Sandy rebuilding to cultural institutions, parks, public plazas, and COVID care facilities. Josh also coordinated the City’s engagement on planning for regional infrastructure projects, such as the Gateway project, Moynihan and Penn Stations, and Port Authority Bus Terminal—a role he now continues to play at NYCEDC. Josh previously spent seven years in the Lower Manhattan Borough Commissioner’s Office of the NYC Department of Transportation, where he supported the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site as well as reconstructing streets and utilities across Lower Manhattan following the 9/11 attacks. Josh holds a master’s in urban planning from McGill University and a bachelor’s in social geography and urban development from Boston University. He lives in the Bronx with his wife and three children.