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NYU Wagner Students to Help Evaluate White House's Opportunity ProjectA group of NYU Wagner students is playing a key role in the White House’s newly announced enlargement of The Opportunity Project—a cross-sector effort to expand community access to digital tools and open data for lasting social improvement. The team of …
Capstone Projects
Estimating the Impact of Street Cuts on Pavement LongevityThe New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) works to provide safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible movement of people and goods, and to maintain and enhance the transportation infrastructure. Pavement management is a key part of this …
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The Financial Benefits of Adopting NSTIC-Aligned Identity SolutionsWhen every website requires users to create a different username and password for online access, remembering login information can be challenging. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) believes users should be able to reuse the same …
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Affordable Homeownership in New York City… New York City (Habitat NYC) serves low- and middle-income working families in New York City by building affordable and …
Alumni In Action
Claire Hsiang MarxCan you tell us a bit about your job responsibilities? As a strategist, I work closely with UWNYC's executive leaders in conceiving, developing, implementing, and resourcing new programming in response to NYC's needs and also in the wake of the pandemic. …
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New York-Presbyterian Hospital Ambulatory Care NetworkThe resident had the opportunity to work with several managers at the Ambulatory Care Network (ACN) , which is clustered around Weill Cornell Medical Center and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. The residents projects spanned across the areas of …
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CREATING A STRATEGIC PLAN TO INFORM THE CONSERVANCY'S VISION, GOALS, AND IMPLEMENTATIONThe Fort Greene Park Conservancy (Conservancy) partners with the City of New York and the NYC Parks Department to steward, fundraise, and advocate for Fort Greene Park. The flourishing Brooklyn neighborhood of Fort Greene and nearby developments have …
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Shaping the Policy Agenda to Include Alternatives to Military Solutions to Al-Qaeda Terrorism… and to slow down or undermine its recruitment efforts. Working closely with Adjunct Associate Professor Allen …
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ILEAD CAMBODIA: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION STRATEGIC MODEL EVALUATIONAide et Action (AEA) is a nonprofit that focuses on supporting local actors throughout the world so that they may devise, develop, and implement educational projects. It aims to build the capacities and promote the autonomy of population groups so that …
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MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS: DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS SYSTEMThe New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is a city agency that works to provide affordable housing throughout New York City's five boroughs to low and moderate-income residents. To fulfill its mission to serve over 400,000 tenants, NYCHA developed …
Capstone Projects
Increasing volunteer recruitment and retentionCity Harvest, the world’s first food rescue organization, works to end hunger in New York City. In addition to food rescue and distribution, City Harvest’s Healthy Neighborhoods program increases availability of affordable produce, offers nutrition …
Alumni In Action
Starlene Sharma… accountability. My role includes everything from working to understand government needs to designing our …
Capstone Projects
World Trade Center Neighborhood Livability Plan… the tragic events of 9/11, the Community Board had been working to develop, grow, and improve Lower Manhattan. The …
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Opening of City Planning in Argentina to the English Speaking WorldThe Strategic Plan for the City of Buenos Aires (the Strategic Plan) is a shared vision of the future of the city developed with the participation of groups from the public, private and Non-Governmental sectors of society. With the cooperation of these …
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Implementation of a Free Basic Services Policy in the Republic of South AfricaThe South African Government made a commitment to insuring the delivery of a basic level of municipal services to all households. At the heart of this commitment is a belief in the right of all South Africans to receive at least a common minimum standard …
Capstone Projects
Building Capacity in Foundation GranteesBlue Ridge Foundation New York operates a venture philanthropy fund that provides intensive support to new, innovative organizations that seek to address important social issues. The Capstone team worked exclusively with two of the Foundations grantees: …
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World Trade Center Neighborhood Livability Plan Prepared for Manhattan Community Board 1Community Board 1 asked the Capstone team to create a livability plan for the neighborhoods surrounding the World Trade Center site. Even before the tragic events of 9/11, the Community Board has worked to develop, grow and improve Lower Manhattan. The …
Alumni In Action
Yusef FreemanHow did being in New York impact your professional journey? Being in New York, I was able to learn how municipal government worked in the largest city in the country while interning in both the Mayor's Office and City Council. I also got my start in the …
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The Networked Committee: Opening the Field to Find Better Solutions for Technology in Education… to innovation in teaching, learning, and research. Working with FTEE, whose membership includes a diverse group …
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Impact of New Flood Maps after Hurricane SandyState of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) provides low-interest mortgages to low- and moderate-income, firsttime homebuyers throughout New York State. SONYMA has a portfolio of nearly 33,470 loans totaling $2.9 billion. It is estimated that more than 724 …
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Expanding Outreach and Impact at a New York City Nonprofit Organization"Columbia/Barnard Hillel (CBH) strives to create positive and meaningful Jewish experiences for students at Columbia University and Barnard College with the goal of helping them become wellinformed adults who choose to lead lives committed to …
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Linking Sector and Municipal Investment Planning in Nicaragua: A Case Study of the Department of BoacoSince 2000, UNCDF has worked with the Nicaraguan Government to develop a multi-level planning system that responds to both national and local objectives for development and poverty reduction through the creation of department-level planning bodies. UNCDF …
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Linking Sector and Municipal Investment Planning in Nicaragua: A Case Study of the Department of BoacoSince 2000, UNCDF has worked with the Nicaraguan Government to develop a multi-level planning system that responds to both national and local objectives for development and poverty reduction through the creation of department-level planning bodies. UNCDF …
Capstone Projects
Best Practice Alerts and Healthcare CostsThe Capstone team worked with the Institute for Urban Family Health (the Institute) to analyze the impact that best practice alerts (BPAs), a function of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR), had on healthcare costs. In order to do this, the Capstone team …