This report presents findings from an analysis of primary program data collected by WE NYC, which includes self-reported data from more than 14,000 program participants and covered the period from January 2016 through June 2020.
Section 23-105 of the Administrative Code mandates that the Civil List be published. The Civil List is a list of employees who were employed by the City at any given time during the preceding calendar year.
This paper intends to document the details of this program’s development and learnings from the first year, so that economic development practitioners across the country might implement similar models, in food services or other industries, to empower low-income entrepreneurs in their
communities.
Mayor orders restriction on inquiries regarding pay history. City Agencies shall not make any inquiry regarding the pay history of an applicant for employment by such agencies except provided by this order.