Members of the New York City Commission on Racial Equity, also known as CORE, are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to release the 2024 Racial Equity Plan, as well as a True Cost of Living Standard.
The commission argues the plan will help fill in the gaps between the resources the city provides to community members and what they can actually afford when it comes to their needs.
The group is asking for the plan to be released by March 21, saying it needs to come out before the executive budget gets released in April to ensure racial equity goals and complaints are addressed in the budget.
Jennifer Jones Austin, the CEO of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, and Linda Tigani, the chair and executive director of the Commission on Racial Equity, joined NY1's Bobby Cuza on "Inside City Hall" Thursday to discuss more.
Tigani penned a letter the commission sent to City Hall outlining its concerns.
In a statement provided to NY1 on Friday, a City Hall spokesperson said the city's Law Department is in the process of reviewing the plan.
“The Adams administration cares deeply about racial equity and addressing historic injustices to make our city a place for all New Yorkers to thrive," the spokesperson said. "The racial equity plan will be released once the Law Department finishes its review."
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