The NYC Well-Being Index is designed to help understand the well-being of communities. It is a composite measure with nine domains: Education, Economic Security, Housing, Health, Community Safety, Infrastructure and Core Services, and Community Vitality, COVID-19 and Equity.
Mayor de Blasio along with other admin strongly denounced the inclusion of a question regarding immigration status on the 2020 census, stating that the question would decrease response rates amongst immigrant families, leading to an inaccurate census.
Mayor De Blasio spoke at a national conference for US Mayors with his main topic being the importance of the US census. HE discusses the importance of avoiding any and all fraud that could plague the taking of the census and highlighted the importance the census plays in deciding US politics.