Targeted Investment

Invest in historically underserved neighborhoods to strengthen civic infrastructure

Focus: Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Increase agency among low income and diverse New Yorkers on how the city allocates funding to invest in community priorities

Focus: General

Pursue increased agency visibility, presence, and engagement in communities, focused on Taskforce on Racial Inclusion & Equity (TRIE) neighborhoods and neighborhoods experiencing high levels of bias-related harms

Focus: General · TRIE priority neighborhoods

Promote economic stability for all Commission team members by ensuring that all salaries are above NYC’s “True Cost of Living” (TCOL) threshold

Focus: General

Prioritize agency resources to address historical inequities in underserved neighborhoods

Focus: Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Analyze the impact of agency penalties to address any potential disproportionate impact on owners of one- two- or three family buildings

Focus: Children & families

Reduce barriers to employment within city government by reforming the city’s minimum qualification requirements (MQR) for civil service titles

Focus: General

Expand participation in NYC Free Tax Prep program to increase access to tax credits and refunds for low-income communities

Focus: Low-income New Yorkers

Reduce the rate of unbanked and underbanked New Yorkers to build financial stability

Focus: Low-income New Yorkers

Integrate an analysis of disparities into our Advanced Capital Planning (ACP) program to better advise sponsor agencies on the frequency of project delivery requests within neighborhoods with social economic disparities identified through agency disparity analysis, which will promote transparency and encourage sponsor agencies to prioritize improvements and resource allocation in those communities

Focus: General

Identify and address barriers to access to DOF services in all communities, in all five boroughs, especially those historically underserved, so that customers can better receive available benefits and address violations to reduce disparities

Focus: Underserved communities · Citywide

Support implementation of the Cannabis Law licensing scheme to curb the rate of unlicensed sellers so that communities historically impacted by criminalization can benefit from this economic pathway

Focus: Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Provide protection for property owners from Deed Fraud and other potentially unlawful deed related violations

Focus: General

Identify priority neighborhoods considering current Action Center catchment areas for focused agency investment and programming to address health inequities and distribute resources where they are most needed

Focus: General · Priority neighborhoods

Building on our value of engaging communities in our public input processes, empower historically underserved communities by centering their priorities in the capital design process of the Community Parks Initiative (CPI) and other capital projects to improve community well-being

Focus: Older adults; Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Continue to integrate racial and geographic data into agency decision making on investment in cleaning programs and develop equity-related performance indicators

Focus: General

Address historical inequities in waste transfer infrastructure to reduce the burden in underserved communities

Focus: Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Expand access to agency benefits and services to combat economic instability, which is disproportionately experienced by racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations

Focus: Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Develop systems so that people in the DHS system with mobility and/or sensory disabilities who need reasonable accommodations are identified for potential affordable housing placements

Focus: People with disabilities

Invest in the creation of predictive tools to anticipate housing instability to systematically prevent homelessness and racial disparities within it

Focus: General

Enhance the city’s capacity to assist Veterans who seek to have their discharge status upgraded and identify and address any systemic harms contributing to the rates of homelessness for Veterans, who often face housing insecurity due to ineligibility for VA care and housing support because of their discharge status.

Focus: Veterans

Prioritize DYCD’s investments in communities with the highest needs using a data driven approach

Focus: General

Expand NYCEDC’s financial investment into economic mobility strategies to support disadvantaged New York City communities and reduce income and wealth disparities

Focus: General

Establish a measurement and evaluation data infrastructure system that allows NYCEDC to continuously monitor and evaluate NYCEDC’s impact and performance a. Outcome By 2028, ensure that 100% of applicable divisions build data pipelines that assess internal and external equity, and submit department level equity data annually.

Focus: General

Review and improve the new construction project intake process to encourage racial equity in affordable housing development

Focus: General

Examine the housing lottery system to identify and address whether there are disparities in outcomes for participants or barriers in the process

Focus: General

Conditional on federal resources being available, ensure federal Section 8 housing voucher holders have access to neighborhoods that best suit their needs

Focus: General

Increase opportunities for new construction affordable development in Limited Affordability Areas (LAAs) in alignment with the goals of Where We Live NYC

Focus: General

Accelerate efficiency and accessibility initiatives in LPC’s regulatory work to ensure a fair process for all New Yorkers and invest in an educational program on LPC’s permitting process to build transparency

Focus: General

Build an environment that values racial equity and provides our colleagues with a greater knowledge of the related theories of justice so they may apply that knowledge when providing counsel to or defending City agencies

Focus: General

Expand opportunities for unionized civil service members to better achieve a rate of pay consistent with the NYC True Cost of Living standards

Focus: General

Invest agency programmatic spending in historically underserved New Yorkers through initiatives and programs that seek to increase access and opportunity to quality careers in the entertainment industry

Focus: Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Collaborate with City leadership and subject matter experts to develop an equity-focused lens on emergency planning, operations, and recovery

Focus: General

Increase access to care

Focus: General

Improve access to and effectiveness of services and supports available to Public Housing residents struggling to remain current on necessary rental payments

Focus: NYCHA residents · NYCHA / public housing

Through a resident-engagement focused process, address historical infrastructural challenges in underserved communities by prioritizing rehabilitation or redevelopment in the highest need NYCHA housing units

Focus: NYCHA residents; Underserved communities · Underserved neighborhoods (unspecified)

Strengthen training for agency leadership to build internal knowledge and commitment to racial equity work

Focus: General

Prioritize racial equity training for all agency personnel to understand the need for the work and how personnel can uphold these values

Focus: General

Leverage OLR spending power to advance equity in the work of our partners and strengthen a commitment to racial equity in their services. OLR will continue to implement and evaluate goals going forward to ensure they are consistent with federal, state and local law.

Focus: General

Expand affordable broadband access for NYCHA and other affordable housing residents to eliminate disparities in access to information, resources, and opportunities

Focus: NYCHA residents

Strengthen cooperation and cohesion for citywide digital equity efforts.

Focus: General · Citywide