{"id":187218,"date":"2026-04-06T15:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/187218\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:36:12","slug":"mamdani-releases-long-delayed-nyc-racial-equity-plan-even-as-trump-curbs-dei-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/187218\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamdani releases long-delayed NYC racial equity plan, even as Trump curbs DEI efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration on Monday morning released New York City\u2019s first-ever racial equity plan<\/a>, a list of goals for local agencies to combat racial disparities across the city.<\/p>\n

Under the plan, the city would aim to improve pay equity in city roles, provide anti-racism training for city staff, and improve data collection across various demographics, among other goals.<\/p>\n

The racial equity plan is required by the city\u2019s charter, under ballot reforms overwhelmingly<\/a> passed by voters in 2022. A draft of the first racial equity plan was due in early 2024 under former Mayor Eric Adams \u2014 and a version of the plan was completed by the end of Adams’ tenure \u2014 but it was never released<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In August, the city\u2019s racial equity watchdog, the Commission on Racial Equity, sued<\/a> the city and Adams for failing to release the plan on time. Mamdani earlier this year vowed to publish the plan during his first 100 days in office.<\/p>\n

The plan signals Mamdani\u2019s embrace of racial equity programs at the same time President Donald Trump cracks down<\/a> on anti-racism<\/a> efforts on the federal level, and some companies and local governments are backing away<\/a> from their diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> initiatives.<\/p>\n

The plan also marks a subtle shift in Mamdani\u2019s policy approach, as he melds his affordability agenda with racial equity reforms. It comes after Mamdani faced criticism from Black political leaders over not initially hiring a Black deputy mayor<\/a> and proposing a property tax hike. Mamdani recently appointed Renita Francois, a Black woman, as deputy mayor for community safety.<\/p>\n

Mamdani also unveiled a report<\/a> on the \u201cTrue Cost of Living\u201d in New York City, a publication also required under charter reforms passed in 2022 and delayed past its original due date. The analysis found that 62% of New York City residents, more than 5 million people, earn less than what is required to live in the city. The report found that the \u201ctrue cost of living\u201d for a family with children in the city is over $159,000, but in reality, local families only earn a median income of $124,000.<\/p>\n

The public is invited to provide commentary on the racial equity plan over the next 30 days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s administration on Monday morning released New York City\u2019s first-ever racial equity plan, a list of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":187219,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9,56,63,65,64],"class_list":{"0":"post-187218","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-city","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-ny","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-nyc-headlines","12":"tag-nyc-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187218\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/187219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}