The Mamdani administration has laid out a list of proposed goals for agencies to work toward racial equity.
The plan includes improving pay equity across departments, providing anti-racism training for city workers and improving data collection to better serve New Yorkers.
Last summer, the city’s Commission on Racial Equity sued the city and former Mayor Eric Adams for failing to release the report, which is required by the city charter.
Now, less than 100 days into office, Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is committed to addressing racial disparities which are tied to the city’s affordability crisis.
Jennifer Jones Austin, the CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Monday to discuss more.
“It’s been a long time coming. These ballot measures that are now being put into action were voted upon by New Yorkers in 2022 after the New York City Racial Justice Commission put them on the ballot. A preamble which speaks to every New Yorker should be entitled to regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity, racial ethnicity plans and a true cost-of-living measure,” she said.
“They were all passed in 2022, then the city was to get to work to do it. Now, there were many in the Adams administration who were trying to move to effect to bring to light these measures, but they never saw the light of day while Mayor Adams was in office. Now, in less than 100 days, Mayor Mamdani has moved to release them,” Jones continued.
She is one of the organizers who helped create the commission.
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