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The
Five Borough Report
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Five Borough Institute Policy Roundtables
New Visions for Working New York:
Strengthening New York's Economy
“Get ready
for hard times.” This is the seemingly unified voice of political leaders,
opinion makers and academics. The conventional wisdom is direct and simple:
austerity in government spending is not just inevitable, it is necessary
and the right, even courageous, thing to do.
Under this approach, there is no money for social welfare or capital projects.
The question is not “to cut or not to cut,” it is how much to cut, and
how quickly. New York City’s working communities will stand to lose the
most. For this reason and others, the Five Borough Institute does not accept
this appproach. It is both unjust and wrong.
We propose
to challenge these policies of contraction and shrinkage in a series of
Policy Roundtables that will give voice to the needs of working New York.
The Roundtables
will explore policies, programs and financing options in housing, job creation
and economic development, infrastructure, education, and health care that
the City could, and should, undertake now to rebuild its economic base
and revitalize social and family life in our working communities.
The Policy
Roundtables will bring together the labor, government, public policy, immigrant,
activist, and private sector communities.
The goal
of the Roundtable Series is to encourage development of alternative policies
and programs which harness the wealth, productive capabilities and potential
of all elements of the city for the benefit of its neighborhoods and working
communities.
Check this page andyour
mail for Roundtable schedules.
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