New York City is at a pivotal moment heading into a contentious election cycle. Our local economy needs to be rebuilt coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Policies aimed at protecting and growing industrial jobs can improve not only NYC’s economy, but the lives of nearby residents and workers, who are disproportionately low-income and people […]
Cautiously Optimistic New Yorkers are Unsure Who Should be the Next Mayor
A new poll released by Pulse of the Primary: 2021 NYC Mayor’s Race, presented by Fontas Advisors and Core Decision Analytics (CODA) finds that though New Yorkers are cautiously optimistic about the post Covid-19 future of New York City, and they understand how crucial the Mayoral election is in the City’s history, they are undecided […]
Utility 2.0- Transportation Electrification – Will It Benefit Communities That Need It The Most?
2020 Issue IV With Public Transport agencies on the brink of bankruptcies and most low-income communities struggling to put food on the table, electrification of transportation needs reimagination, the right focus, and a private sector which can walk the talk of helping disadvantaged communities. 2020 will be remembered not only for not achieving many corporate […]
New York Goes Green
With a major budget deficit, economic staples like tourism and hospitality hurting from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and need to tackle climate change, New York seeks to position itself as a leader in the “Green Economy”. As part of his 2021 agenda, Governor Cuomo laid out a massive push toward renewable energy that seeks to […]
2020 Net Losses for New York City: 70,000 Residents and $34 Billion
New York City has been devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring economic fallout, this has been known for a while. However, a new study from location analytics company Unacast goes through the numbers. The report examined the impacts of Covid-19 on three New York City neighborhoods; Williamsburg in Brooklyn, Astoria in Queens, and Tribeca […]