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PLANNING FOR A PERMANENT OPEN RESTAURANTS PROGRAMThe COVID-19 pandemic devastated the restaurant industry in NYC when establishments were forced to close their doors to limit the spread of the virus. In June 2020, the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) launched the Open Restaurants program allowing …
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10-Year Capital PlanWith the assistance of a Capstone team, the Parks department has begun development of a 10-year capital plan. This plan is a reflection of the departments commitment to honor the needs of its constituents and ensure that it has the appropriate financial …
Capstone Projects
10-Year Capital PlanWith the assistance of a Capstone team, the Parks department has begun development of a 10-year capital plan. This plan is a reflection of the departments commitment to honor the needs of its constituents and ensure that it has the appropriate financial …
Capstone Projects
Best Management Practices for Stormwater Management"PlaNYC is a comprehensive effort carried out by the City of New York to address the new pressure on the city's infrastructure from the additional one million residents that are expected to reside in NYC by the year 2030. The Mayor’s Office asked the …
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About the Capstone Program Do you have a current or upcoming project within your organization that would benefit from the critical thinking and analytical skills of next year’s NYU Wagner graduates? Does your project fall within one of these areas? Advocacy and Political Action …
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Process Evaluation and Strategic Analysis of the Education Advocacy ProjectThe Katherine A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project (EAP) was founded as an initiative of the Juvenile Rights Division at the Legal Aid Society of New York in order to provide early intervention and special education advocacy for disabled and …
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Process Evaluation and Strategic Analysis of the Education Advocacy ProjectThe Katherine A. McDonald Education Advocacy Project (EAP) was founded as an initiative of the Juvenile Rights Division at the Legal Aid Society of New York in order to provide early intervention and special education advocacy for disabled and …
News
Ghanaian Women's Social Leadership Program: Graduating the Second Cohort & Welcoming the Third Cohort of Leading Women in Social ChangeOn May 2, 2016, the Ghanaian Women’s Social Leadership Program (GWSLP) held a graduation ceremony for the 2015-2016 cohort. The event acknowledged 15 exceptional graduates—Ghanaian women leaders who, over the past year, have dedicated themselves to …
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Confia – “El Futuro en Tus Manos”The Mexican community is one of the fastest growing immigrant communities in New York City and also one of the most disenfranchised and excluded from the financial sector. EA Consultants envisions a new organization, Confia, to empower the Mexican …
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The Value of Capstone Projects to Participating Client AgenciesMany schools have experiential learning projects, often termed “capstones,” where students combine theory and practice for the benefit of an outside agency. New York University’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (NYU Wagner) has devoted …
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Access to Care Among Vulnerable Populations Enrolled in Commercial HMOsThis cross-sectional study compares self-reported access to care among a representative sample of 13,952 HMO enrollees in New Jersey. Using multivariate logistic regression, this study found that compared with college graduates, those with less than a …
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Linking Incarcerated Individuals to Health Services is Focus of NYC Data Report by NYU Wagner Researchers and City OfficialsThree NYU Wagner researchers – Scarlett Wang, Kacie Dragan, and John Billings – have produced with New York City officials a data report on the pressing healthcare needs of persons who have been incarcerated. As the Health Care Utilization data report …
Faculty Profile
Hedieh FakhriyazdiHedieh Fakhriyazdi is the Chief Diversity Officer at White & Case where she is responsible for accelerating the Firm's diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts to further build a diverse work environment and nurture a culture of inclusion across their global …
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Race, Crime, and Incarceration Policy in the United StatesRecent momentum behind criminal justice reform permitted new discussions concerning incarceration policy and punishment in the United States. This course takes an interdisciplinary approach in examining the role of crime, incarceration policy, and …Capstone Projects
United Nations Worksite Wellness ProgramsThe Capstone team was asked to create a comprehensive guide to worksite health promotion and worksite wellness that could be tailored to the needs of United Nations employees. To frame the project, the Capstone team was assigned two preliminary white …
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DEVELOPING AN INTRAPRENEURSHIP CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAMThe New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is a city agency that provides shared services to support the operations of NYC’s government. Although the agency has over 2,000 employees spanning 13 units and various internal and …
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Sally GreenspanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Virtually everything that happens in the classroom is tied explicitly to current events and topics within the NYC area. It is absolutely true that Wagner uses the city as a laboratory for almost …
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Improving the Accuracy of Reporting Graduate Medical Education ReimbursementsNew York University Langone Medical Center (NYULMC) is a top-tier medical institution that provides graduate medical education to residents and fellows. NYULMC receives graduate medical education (GME) funding from Medicare when residents train in …
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Improving Community Patient Access to Specialty Healthcare ServicesThe New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) is the largest public hospital system in the country, serving 1.3 million patients annually. The Capstone team was asked to identify barriers to specialty care access for community-referred patients …
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Definition and Analysis of "Doing Business"The New York City Campaign Finance Board (CFB) is a nonpartisan, independent agency created in 1988 to administer the Campaign Finance Program, which limits the role of private money in City elections by providing qualifying campaigns with public matching …
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Therapeutic Horsemanship Programs Expansion ToolkitGallopNYC, a nonprofit organization that provides therapeutic horsemanship programs to children and adults with disabilities, has an ambitious plan to expand its programs to serve more people across New York City. This expansion involves setting up new …
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About The Labor InitiativeThe NYU Wagner Labor Initiative explores, advocates for, and accelerates the often-untapped potential of government in safeguarding and advancing workers' rights. The Labor Initiative helps government work for workers, by serving as a hub of analysis, …
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Natasha Iskander is Honored for Book on Migrant Workers Behind the 2022 World Cup, and BeyondNatasha Iskander, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Service at NYU Wagner, has been honored by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning for her critically acclaimed book looking at the migrant workforce involved in preparations for the 2022 …