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Annual Report on Business Education Events Fiscal Year 2019

Date Published:: 2019-06-28
Description:: Annual Report on Business Education Events Fiscal Year 2019 Covering 6/30/2018 – 6/29/2019 This report is submitted pursuant to N.Y.C. Ad. Code § 20-706.2 as added by Local Law 68 of 2015.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Business
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

GENERAL VENDOR LICENSE ACTION REPORT

Date Published:: 2019-05-31
Description:: GENERAL VENDOR LICENSE ACTION REPORT Covering 6/1/18 - 5/31/19 This report is submitted pursuant to N.Y.C. Ad. Code § 20-472.1 as added by Local Law 16 of 2013.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Business and Licenses and Permits
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Student Loan Debt Distress Across NYC Neighborhoods: Public Hearing and Policy Proposals

Date Published:: 2019-02-07
Description:: In this latest report we outline the scale of the student loan debt problem; highlight findings from our previous student loan reports; summarize testimony from the hearing; and offer policy recommendations.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Education, Students, and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Student Loan Debt Distress Across NYC Neighborhoods: Identifying Indicators of Vulnerability

Date Published:: 2018-11-01
Description:: The report identifies and examines seven factors that are associated with student loan default among New Yorkers, while also highlighting trends across New York City neighborhoods.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Education, Budget and Finance, and Finance
Report Type:: Studies

Paid Care Division Brochure

Date Published:: 2018-08-01
Description:: Paid care workers are workers who care for people in their homes and include home health aides, personal care aides, home attendants, nannies, caregivers, and house cleaners.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment, Discrimination, and Human Rights
Report Type:: Brochures

Paid Care Division Brochure Spanish

Date Published:: 2018-08-01
Description:: Paid care workers are workers who care for people in their homes and include home health aides, personal care aides, home attendants, nannies, caregivers, and house cleaners. DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment, Discrimination, and Human Rights
Report Type:: Brochures

Business Education Event Report 2017 to 2018

Date Published:: 2018-06-29
Description:: Annual Report on Business Education Events Fiscal Year 2019, covering 6/30/2017 – 6/29/2018. This report is submitted pursuant to N.Y.C. Ad. Code § 20-706.2 as added by Local Law 68 of 2015.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Business
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Important Updates for Workers Palmcard

Date Published:: 2018-05-01
Description:: The Important Updates for Workers palmcard is intended to provide updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage and to be used in conjunction with pre-printed materials with outdated information.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment and Human Rights
Report Type:: Brochures

Lifting Up Paid Care Work: Year One of New York City's Paid Care Division

Date Published:: 2018-03-27
Description:: This report provides an analysis of what the City’s Paid Care Division has learned, model standards for paid care jobs, an overview of its accomplishments, and a roadmap for action it plans to take in the years to come as the Paid Care Division concludes its first year.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Elevar Los Estándares Del Trabajo Remunerado de Cuidado y Servicio

Date Published:: 2018-03-27
Description:: This report provides an analysis of what the City’s Paid Care Division has learned, model standards for paid care jobs, an overview of its accomplishments, and a roadmap for action it plans to take in the years to come as the Paid Care Division concludes its first year.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Making Paid Care Work Visible

Date Published:: 2018-03-27
Description:: This report, using focus group and survey results, documents the experiences of New York City’s home-based paid care workers in their own words, offering a bottom-up perspective that is often lacking in public policy debates.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Rights, Discrimination, and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Other

Hacer visible el trabajo remunerado de cuidado y servicio

Date Published:: 2018-03-27
Description:: This report, using focus group and survey results, details the concerns of New York City’s home-based paid care workers whose voices are too often unheard or disregarded by policymakers or by the wider public.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Rights, Discrimination, and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Other

How Neighborhoods Help New Yorkers Get Ahead: Findings from the Collaborative for Neighborhood Financial Health

Date Published:: 2017-12-21
Description:: This report defines and creates a framework for understanding and addressing how neighborhoods influence the financial health of individual residents.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Education, Budget and Finance, and Finance
Report Type:: Studies

Student Loan Borrowing Across NYC Neighborhoods

Date Published:: 2017-12-15
Description:: The Report’s findings show that although New Yorkers’ delinquency and default rates are slightly lower than the national average, certain NYC neighborhoods are experiencing significantly higher rates of delinquency and default despite the fact that their residents have low average loan balances.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Education, Budget and Finance, and Finance
Report Type:: Studies

The State of Workers’ Rights in New York City

Date Published:: 2017-09-20
Description:: This report details emerging gaps in labor protections and offers policy solutions to these growing concerns. It summarizes the testimony of 110 workers given during a public hearing in April 2017.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Rights and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Other

Working in NYC

Date Published:: 2017-09-20
Description:: The poll results provide useful insight for a range of issues related to inequality, working conditions, and the role of city and local government in protecting immigrants and defending worker rights.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Immigration, Labor and Employment, and Discrimination
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

El estado de los derechos de los trabajadores en la ciudad de Nueva York

Date Published:: 2017-09-20
Description:: This report details emerging gaps in labor protections and offers policy solutions to these growing concerns. It summarizes the testimony of 110 workers given during a public hearing in April 2017.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment and Human Rights
Report Type:: Other

Annual Report on Business Education Events Fiscal Year 2017

Date Published:: 2017-07-01
Description:: Pursuant to NYC Administrative Code Section 20-706, report on business education events for FY2017, including (i) the number of events held; (ii) the location of each event; (iii) the number of participants disaggregated by location; and (iv) a summary of the information provided to participants.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Business, Education, and Statistics
Report Type:: Data / Statistics

Business Education Event Report June 30, 2016 to June 29, 2017

Date Published:: 2017-06-29
Description:: This report is submitted pursuant to N.Y.C. Ad. Code § 20-706.2 as added by Local Law 68 of 2015. It reflects the number and location of events held in the previous year.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Business
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Used and Abused by the Used Car Industry: Predatory Lending in the Secondhand Auto Industry

Date Published:: 2017-04-05
Description:: Department of Consumer Affairs and Council Member Rafael Espinal, Jr. held a public hearing in October 2016 to explore predatory lending in the used car industry. This report provides an overview of the public hearing that includes findings and recommendations.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Laws and legislation and Consumers
Report Type:: Other

Paid Care Division Brochure Bengali

Date Published:: 2017-04-01
Description:: DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Rights, Discrimination, and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Brochures

Paid Care Division Brochure Chinese

Date Published:: 2017-04-01
Description:: DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment, Discrimination, and Human Rights
Report Type:: Brochures

Paid Care Division Brochure Haitian Creole

Date Published:: 2017-04-01
Description:: DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment, Discrimination, and Human Rights
Report Type:: Brochures

Paid Care Division Brochure Korean

Date Published:: 2017-04-01
Description:: DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Rights, Discrimination, and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Brochures

Paid Care Division Brochure Russian

Date Published:: 2017-04-01
Description:: DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Labor and Employment, Discrimination, and Human Rights
Report Type:: Brochures

Paid Care Division Brochure Urdu

Date Published:: 2017-04-01
Description:: DCA created this overview to help paid care workers know about important rights and resources. The brochure in this language has not yet been updated and is intended to be used with the Important Updates for Workers palmcard for updates to NYC’s Paid Safe and Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Rights, Discrimination, and Labor and Employment
Report Type:: Brochures

Improving Access to Affordable Housing Opportunities

Date Published:: 2017-01-10
Description:: Improving Access to Affordable Housing Opportunities is a study that explores the experience of affordable housing applicants and recommends ways to further support applicants through an outreach and education strategy that incorporates financial empowerment services.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Housing, Education, and Housing - Low Income
Report Type:: Studies

Leveraging Financial Empowerment to Support Employee-Owned Businesses: Lessons and Tools for Cooperative Developers

Date Published:: 2016-11-26
Description:: This report documents what we learned from dozens of worker-owner members, cooperative business development professionals, and financial empowerment practitioners, and provides some actionable next steps to further improve financial health for worker-owners.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Education, Business, and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

Ventanilla de Asesoría Financiera: Program Insights for the Field

Date Published:: 2016-03-14
Description:: DCA, Consulate General of Mexico, and Citi released a report on the first year of the Ventanilla de Asesoría Financiera (Financial Empowerment Window), outlining the program's origin, design, implementation, successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Education, Budget and Finance, and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Annual

Ventanilla de Asesoria Financiera: Program Insights for the Field

Date Published:: 2016-02-01
Description:: DCA released a report on the first year of the Ventanilla de Asesoria Financiera (Financial Empowerment Window), outlining the program's origin, design, implementation, successes, challenges, and lessons learned.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Government Policy
Report Type:: Report

From Cradle to Cane: The Cost of Being a Female Consumer

Date Published:: 2015-12-01
Description:: DCA conducted its first-ever study of the gender pricing of goods in New York City across multiple industries. The industries studied for this report include: toys and accessories, children's clothing, adult clothing, personal care products, and home health care products for seniors. This study reflects an average consumer lifecycle, from baby to senior products, providing a glimpse into the experiences of consumers of all ages.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Business and Consumers
Report Type:: Report

New York City Mobile Services Study Research Brief

Date Published:: 2015-11-01
Description:: The DCA Office of Financial Empowerment commissioned RTI International to conduct this study to analyze the needs, barriers, and opportunities to increase financial inclusion through mobile financial services use. Findings show that New York City is a unique marketplace for mobile banking and money management innovation.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Finance and Budget
Report Type:: Report

Where Are the Unbanked and Underbanked in New York City?

Date Published:: 2015-09-29
Description:: The brief provides information on how many New Yorkers are unbanked and underbanked, recognizing their links to financial health. It also illustrates New Yorkers’ use of prepaid cards.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Banks and Banking
Report Type:: Studies

How Do New Yorkers Perceive Their Financial Security?

Date Published:: 2015-09-29
Description:: This brief, which was commissioned by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs’ Office of Financial Empowerment, examines both sides of people's balance sheets; that is, both their savings and debt levels.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Budget and Finance and Finance
Report Type:: Reports - Other (Consultant/Staff)

NYC's Paid Sick Leave Law: First Year Milestones

Date Published:: 2015-06-01
Description:: This report commemorates the anniversary of the implementation of New York City's Earned Sick Time Act (Paid Sick Leave Law) on April 1, 2014 and focuses on first year milestones.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Government Policy
Report Type:: Report

Building Financial Counseling into Social Service Delivery: Research and Implementation Findings for Social Service Programs

Date Published:: 2014-09-01
Description:: This report details the work of DCA's Capacity Building Initiative, which funded five nonprofit organizations to provide financial counseling to their clients who included formerly incarcerated adults, foster care youth, young adult interns, young fathers, and workforce development clients. Initial findings indicate that individuals in workforce development programs who received financial counseling achieved better outcomes than comparison group clients who did not receive financial counseling.
Agency:: Consumer Affairs, Department of (DCA)
Subject(s):: Human Services
Report Type:: Report