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.
DCWP released the third in its series of reports on vulnerable student loan borrowers. When compared to higher-income peers, student borrowers from low-income families are less likely to complete their degree or certificates, earn less, often borrow more and repay their loans at lower rates.
While commercial waste removal is a necessary part of managing any large city, this report by New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer details how New York City’s current system poses clear safety risks to both residents and workers, while also pumping out toxic emissions into the City’s air.
Using student-level data, IBO tracked how many students enrolled in the 2019-2020 school year, when Covid-19 first hit, returned in the following (2020-2021) school year.
This research brief examines how COVID-19 is impacting New Yorkers' financial health in the short-term and the potential long-term impacts of not immediately addressing the uneven impact of the pandemic economy.
A transmittal letter from Commissioner Kathryn Garcia to Mayor Bill de Blasio, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, and Chair Antonio Reynoso regarding her study on Polystyrene Foam, made pursuant to LL142/2013.