NYC Opportunity has released its annual poverty report, which contains a measure of poverty in New York City for 2020, the latest year for which data is available. This year’s report is different from past reports: the Covid-19 pandemic significantly disrupted the collection of poverty data in 2020.
Each year the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity publishes its annual Poverty Measure report. Unlike the U.S. measure, the NYCgov measure takes into account benefit programs and higher housing costs to get a better portrait of poverty in New York City.
Mayor de Blasio holds a media press conference to speak about the goals the Blasio administration made of moving 800,000 new Yorkers out of poverty in the span of 10 years.
Continuing a pattern of cost shifts in recent years, the Governor has proposed a 5 percent cut in state aid for human services programs. See how the reductions would affect aid to the city.
Each year the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity publishes its annual Poverty Measure report. Unlike the U.S. measure, the NYCgov measure takes into account benefit programs and higher housing costs to get a better portrait of poverty in New York City.
NYC BY THE NUMBERS: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge in unemployment and an increase in government assistance, including cash assistance grants. How much have New York city’s cash assistance rolls grown in recent months?
The Social Indicators and Equity Report (SIER) provides a statistical portrait of the city – one that shows the economic, social, environmental, and physical health of New Yorkers, disaggregated by factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, location, and income.
This is the Department of Records and Information Service's Municipal Library Notes for February 2020 with the Spotlight on Black History Month, and pioneering African-American city workers James R. Dumpson (Commissioner, Department of Welfare) and Captain Lloyd Sealey (NYPD).
Report on 10/14/19 hearing on regarding topics related to public burials in NYC, including but not limited to: burial assistance program; the feasibility of implementation of a cremation assistance program & public burial in new locations; and the plan for the future operation of Hart Island.
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