Equity NYC

EQUITY NYC
EquityNYC reports the status of racial and social equity in New York City and the City’s work to address disparities. It visualizes and contextualizes 45 indicators (traditionally known as “Social Indicators”) across eight domains as well as five Citywide Equity Metrics (CEM) that track and report who the City serves, where services are located, who the City employs, who receives City contracts, and how the City promotes equity internally.

EquityNYC reflects the City’s commitment to transparency and accountability. Reporting on this data is Charter-mandated and further described in Executive Order 45. The data presented on the site are also available via NYC Open Data.

 

TARGET AUDIENCE

• City policy makers
• Equity-focused community organizations
• City and academic equity researchers
• City elected officials and appointees
• Other cities and states focused on equity
• NYC residents interested in learning more about and acting on equity

 

PROJECT WEBSITE
equity.nyc.gov

 

PROJECT PARTNERS
35 City agencies, offices, and partners contribute data and other content to EquityNYC.

 

KEY FEATURES

• Equity Outcomes & City Services
  Interact with over 100 indicator data visualizations, read historical context and the programs and policies the city has implemented to address inequities.


• Equity Stories
  This series includes deep dives into data, examples of equity data catalyzing community action and/or policy changes, and discussions of exciting work in the equity space.

 

HOW WE CREATED EQUITY NYC
EquityNYC was developed in partnership with many City stakeholders. Our partners at Blenderbox provided user experience, design, and development services.

 

TECHNOLOGY POWERING EQUITY NYC
EquityNYC is developed on Django, a python-based open source platform a python-based open source platform, with a frontend supported by the React JavaScript library. The application is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The data visualizations are supported by Highcharts, a charting library for data visualizations and maps. All of the data on the site is available on NYC Open Data.

 

CONTACT US
equity@cityhall.nyc.gov