OATH staff were at the library to assist and educate people about what to do should they have received a summons and to check to determine if someone has an outstanding summons. Materials about remote hearings and other free resources were provided to the public as well.
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.
Our audit found that not all of the Queens Community Boards complied with the City Charter requirements relating to public meetings and hearings and to maintaining websites.
The Queens County Public Administrator (QCPA) did not consistently comply with Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements for collecting and validating vendors’ tax information and IRS requirements for reporting income that it disbursed to several employees.
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.