In this report, we take a look back at the past year and the accomplishments and challenges we experienced in our efforts to engage New Yorkers in their elections.
We need to make sure every eligible New Yorker has the power to make a difference on the issues they care about. Thanks for helping and encouraging more New Yorkers to participate in our democracy!
The NYC OCME's 2019 Language Access Plan was created to ensure that the OCME is in compliance with Executive Order 120 and continues to comply with Local Law 30. The plan details the different ways that the OCME provides information to members of the public who are limited English-proficient.
A report on the Pay Equity Public Hearing hosted in September of 2019 by the Commission on Gender Equity, the Commission on Human Rights, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protections, and the NYC Bar Association.
On August 31, 2016, Mayor de Blasio signed Local Law 102 of 2016 requiring a designated agency to review requests and to develop a list of ‐ at minimum ‐ three neighborhoods where interagency collaboration, or a “neighborhood support team,” would address quality of life issues.
The Identifying Information Law requires City agencies to submit comprehensive biennial reports related to their collection, disclosure, and retention of identifying information and their privacy protection practices.
Our audit found that not all of the 18 Brooklyn Community Boards complied with the City Charter requirements relating to public meetings and hearings, and to maintaining websites.
This research brief examines the financial vulnerability of New Yorkers prior to the COVID-19 crisis to understand who is least able to cope with its economic effects. The research brief looks at three key indicators of financial health—banking access, emergency savings, and credit access.
This report examines who in New York City holds debt, for whom this debt was taken out for, how much they owe, how they are managing their debt, and how their debt affects major life choices, confidence about repayment, and evaluation of their educational decisions.