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A Question of Pride: How Can Brands Rebuild Trust with the LGBTQ+ Community?
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (405+ words) By City & State Partners This year, Pride arrives amid ongoing political and cultural tension surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, raising questions about how companies can authentically support and rebuild trust with the community. Across the United States, policies targeting LGBTQ+ people…...
Opinion: Economic development + economic justice = economic diversity
3+ week, 6+ day ago (282+ words) By Daniel Wortel-London and Lisa Chamberlain In a recent interview, New York City Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su declared that her goal was to both expand New York's "economic pie" and to make sure that pie was filled…...
Editor's note: An MLK Day to remember with Rep. Yvette Clarke
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) Rep. Yvette Clarke attends an Prospect Lefferts Gardens Neighborhood Association event at Grace Reformed Church of Flatbush on Jan. 20, 2020. Jeff Coltin One of my most enlightening days as a reporter was on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2020, trying to…...
Increasing diversity in government contracts through partnership and policy
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (610+ words) Jose Bayona of Grassroots Strategies (far right) lead panel discussion at City & State's Diversity and Procurement Summit on Nov. 13, 2025 at 630 Second in Manhattan's Kips Bay. Amanda Salazar New York leads the country in supporting and including Minority- and Women-Owned Business…...
City Hall cut references to "DEI" from NYC racial equity plan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (563+ words) The New York City Law Department insisted that all references to DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) be scrubbed from the city's much-anticipated racial equity plan out of concern it could open up the city to legal challenges from the Trump…...
Exit Interview: Brad Lander talks about his immigration work and future political plans
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1074+ words) New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has been working to protect immigrants at 26 Federal Plaza. Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images As comptroller, he has spent the past four years managing the city's immense pension funds, issuing audits, operating as…...
Corporate support for Pride dries up
11+ mon, 18+ hour ago (717+ words) The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative board members Kevin Mc Dowell, Dara Nai, Angelica Christina, Stacy Lentz, Stephanie Gayle and David Studinski at the 2024 Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative Gala in New York City. Zach Hilty/BFA. com Nearly a…...
The anti-IDC state senators: Where are they now?
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (170+ words) State Sens. Rachel May and Zellnor Myrie are two state senators who defeated former members of the Independent Democratic Conference. NYS Senate Media Services Where are the ex-IDC members now? Zellnor Myrie won 54% of the vote to defeat then-IDC member…...