News and Updates

The Latest

Testimony: NYC Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities and Addiction Hearing on Clubhouses

Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of the 5BORO Institute — a think tank dedicated to advancing innovative and implementable solutions to tackle NYC’s most challenging problems.  We write to express support for Int 1022-2023, sponsored by Councilmember Kevin Riley, to create a pilot program that would establish community centers or […]

Affordable housing initiatives and innovations across the nation

As rents shatter records in the city and mortgage rates remain sky high, 5BORO is taking a look at some of the newest and most innovative affordable housing initiatives taking root in cities and counties across the country. There’s no silver bullet, but these approaches may inspire new ideas for NYC and build on existing […]

Public Comment: U.S. Army Corps NY & NJ Harbors and Tributaries Study (HATS) Tentatively Selected Plan

Thank you to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for its study to protect New York City from future flood risks. I am writing on behalf of the 5BORO Institute, a think tank committed to advancing innovative ideas to improve New York City’s future. 5BORO is informed by a board of directors with decades of […]

 
Gotham Gazette Op-Ed: The Most Important Infrastructure Project You’ve Never Heard Of

Read the full op-ed at Gotham Gazette. — This week, on the heels of the latest sobering United Nations climate change report, the next round of public input will close for one of the largest public infrastructure projects ever to be considered for the New York City region. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking feedback […]

 
Testimony: Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2023 Executive Budget Proposal – Housing

Wednesday March 1, 2023 Hon. Liz Krueger, Chair, NYS Senate, Finance Hon. Helene Weinstein, Chair, NYS Assembly, Ways & Means Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of the 5BORO Institute – a think tank dedicated to advancing innovative and implementable solutions to tackle NYC’s most challenging problems. We write to express […]

 
Testimony: New York City Council Hearing on Land Use

Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on behalf of the 5BORO Institute – a think tank dedicated to advancing innovative and implementable solutions to tackle NYC’s most challenging problems.  We write to express support for Reso. 0503 to call on the State legislature to: Expand office to residential conversions […]

 
5BORO’s NYC Staffing Report: What They’re Saying

Tune in to hear 5BORO: NY1’s Inside City Hall: NYC has estimated 23,000 vacant positions across agencies: report WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show: NYC’s Municipal Staffing Shortage BronxNet Open BxRx: 5BORO: “Solving the NYC Staffing Crisis Report” 5BORO in the news: amNY: Adapt to fill the gap: NYC should embrace remote work, hire recruitment czar […]

 
Daily News Op-Ed: Getting & keeping workers for NYC’s government

Read the full op-ed at Daily News. — As the restaurant industry scrambles to hire staff and hospitals are down nurses and doctors, city government in New York is also short on people and it’s causing major problems. There are 23,000 vacant positions across city government and thousands more that Mayor Adams cut to help trim the […]

5BORO Institute Releases Roadmap to Address Municipal Staffing Shortage

IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: info@fiveboro.nyc New York, NY – Today, the 5BORO Institute released its inaugural report Solving the Staffing Crisis: Saving City Government for New Yorkers, proposing a series of recommendations to address retention, recruitment, and internal workforce policies to rightsize City government. New York City government is facing a staffing crisis. Municipal employees […]

 
Grace Rauh: Calls for the City to Recruit Tech Workers for NYC Public Jobs

Grace Rauh the Executive Director of the Five Borough Institute spoke live on 1010 WINS Newsline with Budd Mishkin about why the city should take advantage of the recent lay-offs in the tech industry.