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Now more than ever, New York City needs strong civic institutions advocating for accountable and effective government. That’s why we're thrilled to announce that The 5BORO Institute is joining forces with the venerable good government group Citizens Union. cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025/0…

5BORO Institute to join Citizens Union as policy program ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

.Grace Rauh and Board Chair John Avlon joined Errol Louis (@errollouis.bsky.social) to talk about Grace’s new role as CU Executive Director. Some highlights from the interview, starting with Grace’s perspective as a journalist and the role The 5BORO Institute's work will play at Citizens Union

John Avlon emphasized CU’s longstanding core priorities: fair and open elections, honest and accountable government, and an educated public. Inside City Hall Spectrum News NY1

New York’s historic open primary chance. ⁦Citizens Union⁩ board chair ⁦John Avlon⁩: “It’s hard to overstate how this would permanently change New York politics for the better.” nydailynews.com/2025/05/23/new…

Pleased to share this office-to-residential conversion facilitation bill based on joint work with Pew Research Center & The 5BORO Institute passed the NYS Senate today!

Free childcare is a no-brainer. It’s good for families, businesses, and our city. I’m rallying with fellow dads at City Hall to demand Mayor Eric Adams invest in childcare in his budget.  As the chair of The 5BORO Institute and a supporter of New Yorkers United for Child Care, I was proud to join them today.

Vital City Let's also be clear that affordability has been a major concern for New Yorkers, as we found in The 5BORO Institute's People's Pulse survey earlier this year. The high cost of living has been driving New Yorkers to reconsider their future here. fiveboro.nyc/peoplespulse/

Between Zohran Kwame Mamdani's win & the city's new plan to launch a universal child care pilot, one thing is clear: child care is on the agenda in a major way. Proud to be making the case with The 5BORO Institute for accessible & affordable child care for NYC. gothamist.com/news/nyc-to-la…

ettingermentum Idk man seems he did follow the data too, in particular this The 5BORO Institute study (yes I conducted it)

It’s getting harder and harder for working families to afford life in NYC. Universal child care isn’t optional — it’s urgent. Thanks to @5BoroInstitute and Etsy for hosting a powerful Child Care Summit!

This may seem basic, but it’s actually a strong sign that Mamdani intends to bring in new talent to city government and (perhaps most importantly) make it easy to apply for city jobs.

Our report on staffing city government is still very relevant today and Mamdani is already demonstrating a willingness to be more proactive at recruiting public sector talent — adopting recommendations from the 5BORO playbook.