IN NEED OF SHELTER
IN NEED OF SHELTER

The de Blasio administration has made reducing family homelessness a key priority. Nevertheless, homeless families spend on average over 400 days in city shelters, and the number of families is near a record high

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Alex Bryden
Big Dreams for New York's Youngest Children: The future of early care and education
Children and Families, Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerBrooklyn Kindergarten Society, Center for New York City Affairs, child care, children's services, city government, CNYCA, communities, community organizations, community schools, Cypress Hills Child Care Corporation, early care, early education, EarlyLearn NYC, government, local government, low-income families, nonprofits, NYC, pre-k, public education, public policy, subsidized child care, United Neighborhood Houses Comment
Youth Justice, Police and NYC’s Neighborhoods
Children and FamiliesAbigail KramerACS, advocacy, Alliance for Youth Justice & Safety, Center for New York City Affairs, Center for NuLeadership on Urban Solutions, city government, CNYCA, Community Connections for Youth, community organizations, Correctional Association of New York, government, juvenile justice, Juvenile Justice Project, juvenile justice reform, local government, NYC, public policy, The New York Juvenile Justice Initiative, youth, youth justiceComment
Public Advocate Campaign Roundtable

This year's tight and closely watched race for Public Advocate included a tough primary that necessitated a runoff. The result was the historic election of a female African American to city-wide office for the first time in New York’s history. Notwithstanding the competition and high stakes, key campaign strategists from the major campaigns lamented their difficulty attracting press coverage and public attention throughout the race, as voters and press alike were distracted by scandals and surprise candidacies in other city-wide races.

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Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerCampaign Roundtable, elections, political campaigns, politics, Public Advocate Campaign RoundtableComment