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Enhancing Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Procurement The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is the largest government procurement body in the US, responsible for purchasing over $1.5 billion in goods annually for the City of New York. In addition to supplying NYC’s needs for …
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Mobility and the MetropolisIn a 2011 public opinion poll, The Pew Charitable Trusts asked Americans how important they thought a number of factors were in determining whether people in the United States get ahead or fall behind economically. More than 80 percent of respondents …
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Alumni Spotlight: Mery Arcila (MPA 2018)Mery Arcila (MPA 2018), press officer, U.S. Consulate General, Sao Paulo, Brazil Can you share insights into your role and your key responsibilities in day-to-day operations? I am a press officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sao Paulo, Brazil. I am …
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Improving Process and Providing Measurement Tools for the Early Learning GroupChildren of Bellevue (COB) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to initiating, funding and developing special programs, and to acting as an advocate for children and their families within Bellevue Hospital Center. The Early Learning Group (ELG), a …
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The Fair Housing Act Today: Current Context and Challenges at 50As is true for most legislation, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) was a product of its time; the legislation’s content, and even passage, was formed by dominant issues in housing markets and the country at that time. The context shaped the goals of the FHA and …
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Public Finance and Financial Management - PhDThis field is concerned with the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of policies and procedures surrounding the use of resources and raising of revenues by public and non-profit entities. The primary emphasis is on nonprofit and healthcare …
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Monitoring the Health Care Safety Net: A Data Book for Metropolitan AreasOne of the challenges in monitoring the Nation's health care safety net is that safety net services are provided in a myriad of different configurations, largely at the local level. Book 1. Data for Metropolitan Areas presents data from 90 metropolitan …
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Danil MakarovDr. Makarov specializes in the treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), as well as bladder and kidney cancer. He has first-hand experience in the surgical and medical treatment of prostate cancer. In addition to his clinical …
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Does Municipally Subsidized Housing Improve School Quality? Evidence from New York CityProblem: Policymakers and community development practitioners view increasing subsidized owner-occupied housing as a mechanism to improve urban neighborhoods, but little research studies the impact of such investments on community amenities. Purpose: We …
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Nonprofit Exemptions and Homeowner Property Tax BurdenThis paper examines the question of whether there is any correlation between the prevalence of nonprofit organizations with property, plant, and equipment exempt from property taxation and the property tax burden for homeowners. Data from the Tax …
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The Property Tax, Land Use and Land Use RegulationThis comprehensive volume of essays by respected scholars in economics and public finance explores the connections among the property tax, land use and regulation. The authors examine the idea that the property tax is used as a partial substitute for land …
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Kyleigh Russ (MPA 2020) Receives NASPAA AwardKyleigh Russ (MPA 2020), founder of Govern for America, received the 2021 NASPAA Alumni Spotlight Award. During her time at NYU Wagner, Russ was empowered to launch Govern for America, a nonprofit that places diverse college graduates in public sector …
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Is Special Education Improving? Case Evidence From New York CityIn this study, we assess changes in the education of students with disabilities (SWDs) in the nation’s largest school district, New York City (NYC), over the decade 2005–2015. Specifically, we examine progress toward the twin legislative goals of both the …
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Fifty Years of Historic Preservation in New York CityThe year 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the creation of New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), which has the authority to designate areas as historic districts and to designate individual, interior and scenic landmark sites. The LPC …
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Gallery SpaceSpring 2023 re:tratos urbanos — Paintings and mixed-media portraits by Rodríguez Calero (RoCa) This two-decade survey exhibit showcases Rodríguez Calero's signature acrollage and fotacrolé techniques—two innovative processes that fuse painting, …
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Fathers Initiative ProjectPalladia, one of the largest nonprofit, multi-service agencies in New York City, recently adopted a family-focused approach to its work and was interested in enhancing its services specifically for fathers. The goal of the Palladia Capstone project was to …
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Optimal Minimum Wage in the Classic Labor Supply and Demand ParadigmThis article demonstrates that minimum wage laws need not induce unemployment even under the classic labor supply-and-demand paradigm. As a result, minimum wage laws can be welfare-enhancing under the basic labor supply and demand model, suggesting the …
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NYU Wagner Prof. Daniel L. Smith authors letter on municipal bond market proposalOn behalf of the Association for Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM), and with the advice of its officers and several of its members, NYU Wagner Professor Daniel L. Smith wrote and submitted this letter to the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board …
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Evaluation and Strategic PlanningThe Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) was created as a joint five-year collaboration between New York University (NYU) and the Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) to “provide an integrated home for the advancement of collaborative …
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Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities: The Action Plan from the Department of Health and Human ServicesThe Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently unveiled the most comprehensive federal commitment yet to reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. The 2011 HHS Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities not only responds …
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Building a Real Estate Model for Community-centered DevelopmentSpringboard Communities (Springboard) is a startup social enterprise that serves the real estate needs of community-based organizations in the South Side of Chicago by driving community-centered development. It provides avenues to boost local real estate …
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Analysis of the Lifesci NYC Internship ProgramFounded in 2012, Upper West Strategies (UWS) is a consulting firm focused on driving economic opportunity. In 2017, the New York City Economic Development Corporation selected UWS to manage the LifeSci NYC Internship Program, a paid summer internship …
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Tracking Funding Flows in Baltimore City NeighborhoodsT. Rowe Price Foundation is the largest corporate philanthropic organization in Baltimore. Since its launch in 1981, the T. Rowe Price Foundation has given more than $125 million to nonprofit organizations focused on enhancing community life. Following …
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Marketing Funeral Services in the Digital AgePlaza Jewish Community Chapel (Plaza) is a nonprofit funeral home in New York City that has provided the Jewish community with an affordable option for funeral services for nearly 20 years. Due to stagnated growth in recent years caused by shifting …