Children’s experiences at home and at school and how they relate is arguably one of the most important factors in determining the opportunities and challenges children encounter in their daily lives. School-related data on children who are homeless brings this…
Read MoreIn 2016, the Equality Indicators found that economic inequality was New York City residents’ biggest inequality concern. As part of the ISLG public survey, which was conducted specifically to inform the Equality Indicators, we asked 3,003 New Yorkers to describe…
Read MoreWhenever I see a panoramic photograph of New York City, I strain my eyes to find people walking the streets and pathways deep within the chasms between skyscrapers and along the historic bridges. This is where city life happens; this…
Read MoreDo you trust the police in your neighborhood? Would you be comfortable asking the police for help? Before the Black Lives Matter movement catapulted the issue of police brutality to a national conversation during the 2016 presidential campaign, New Yorkers…
Read MoreIt’s difficult to overstate the impact of poverty on inequality. Poverty has damaging short and long-term effects on nearly every area of life, from educational attainment to employment, from health outcomes to contact with the criminal justice system. Those effects…
Read MoreWhat is lost when a grocery store closes? Nutrition, health, and well-being suffer. In New York City, access to affordable, healthy food, and personal relationships with neighborhood grocers disappear as local grocery stores close to make way for real estate…
Read More