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The New York Innovation Center bridges the worlds of finance, technology, and innovation and generates insights into high-value central bank-related opportunities.
Do you have a request for information and records? Learn how to submit it.
Learn about the history of the New York Fed and central banking in the United States through articles, speeches, photos and video.
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The Governance & Culture Reform hub is designed to foster discussion about corporate governance and the reform of culture and behavior in the financial services industry.
Need to file a report with the New York Fed? Here are all of the forms, instructions and other information related to regulatory and statistical reporting in one spot.
The New York Fed works to protect consumers as well as provides information and resources on how to avoid and report specific scams.
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The New York Innovation Center bridges the worlds of finance, technology, and innovation and generates insights into high-value central bank-related opportunities.
The growing role of nonbank financial institutions, or NBFIs, in U.S. financial markets is a transformational trend with implications for monetary policy and financial stability.
The New York Fed offers the Central Banking Seminar and several specialized courses for central bankers and financial supervisors.
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The Economic Inequality & Equitable Growth hub is a collection of research, analysis and convenings to help better understand economic inequality.
The Governance & Culture Reform hub is designed to foster discussion about corporate governance and the reform of culture and behavior in the financial services industry.
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Community Development Calendar
EVENT | January 14, 2025
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the New York Fed will host the fourth annual An Economy That Works for All event, with President John C. Williams delivering opening remarks. The hybrid event will feature presentations and discussions on improving housing affordability in America, thereby making housing more inclusive and equitable and will be of interest to leaders of community organizations, state and local governments, and advocacy organizations.
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EVENT | January 16, 2025
On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Asset Funders Network and the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School, will host an in-person event highlighting how strategic investments in baby bonds, combined with direct financial assistance, can address wealth inequality.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
18 DEC |
Enterprise, LISC, and the New York Fed invite you to join us for a free, in-person event, which will highlight examples from What’s Possible and focus on how communities in our region can harness opportunities and build the workforce and financial support needed to respond to climate risks. This event will highlight lessons learned and successes achieved, offering insights from leading experts on strategies to strengthen sustainability. The event will be primarily in Spanish.
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14 JAN |
On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, the New York Fed will host the fourth annual An Economy That Works for All event, with President John C. Williams delivering opening remarks. The hybrid event will feature presentations and discussions on improving housing affordability in America, thereby making housing more inclusive and equitable and will be of interest to leaders of community organizations, state and local governments, and advocacy organizations.
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16 JAN |
On Thursday, January 16, 2025, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Asset Funders Network and the Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy at The New School, will host an in-person event highlighting how strategic investments in baby bonds, combined with direct financial assistance, can address wealth inequality.
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PAST EVENTS
20 NOV |
On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, the New York Fed, in partnership with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, will host an in-person event highlighting the Academy’s CORE Score, a measure of American well-being drawn from 11 indicators across four categories: economic security, economic opportunity, health, and political efficacy.
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14 NOV |
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the New York Fed hosted an in-person event focused on creating and improving markets to deliver investments to under-resourced communities. The event focused on examples of effective channels for investing in the health, climate resilience, and household financial well-being of communities.
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04 OCT |
On Friday, October 4, 2024, the New York Fed hosted a half-day conference focused on the future of employment in New York City. Topics included how the composition of jobs in the city has changed since the pandemic; what’s needed to create jobs that pay family-sustaining wages and provide broad-based prosperity to the city; and how to develop and attract workers to fill those jobs.
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20 SEP |
On Friday, September 20, 2024, the New York Fed, in partnership with SIPA at Columbia University, hosted the third annual event featuring a keynote from Solomon Hsiang, Professor of Global Environmental Policy and panel discussions with expert practitioners exploring environment-related dimensions and innovations in insurance and non-financial markets.
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19 SEP |
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, the New York Fed, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, hosted an in-person event at Connecticut’s Housatonic Community College on innovative financing in the child care sector.
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16 SEP |
On Monday, September 16, 2024, the New York Fed, in partnership with the New York Academy of Medicine, hosted a hybrid event focused on how cities can foster long and healthy lives for their residents. The event explored global best practices from cities with a strong population of healthy seniors.
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05 SEP |
The September 5, 2024 virtual event explored findings from two papers on flood risk to low- and moderate-income households in New York City released earlier this year by the Community Development Team. The event detailed which New York City neighborhoods are most exposed to flood risk.
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28 JUN |
On Friday, June 28, the New York Fed, in partnership with the Rural Opportunity Institute and SVT Group, hosted a hybrid event focused on case studies and strategies for tapping the economic potential of rural America. The event featured rural innovators working to eradicate poverty in their communities.
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27 JUN |
On Thursday, June 27, 2024, the New York Fed hosted a virtual event focused on investment strategies to address the social determinants of health, such as children and teens having access to nutritious food and safe places for outdoor play. Topics included the epidemiological and economic importance of a healthy childhood and child-centric urban planning and investing.
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30 MAY |
On Thursday, May 30, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a virtual event focused on investment strategies that addressed the social determinants of health, such as access to safe, sustainable housing; high-quality infrastructure; and a rewarding work and social life. The virtual event was the first of a planned series on ideas from around the world for place-based investments that address the social determinants of health.
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17 MAY |
On Friday, May 17, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a hybrid book event, celebrating the launch of “What’s Possible: Investing NOW for Prosperous, Sustainable Neighborhoods,” a collection of essays exploring the intersection of community development and climate resilience. The book is a collaboration among Enterprise Community Partners, LISC, and the New York Fed.
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14 May |
On Tuesday, May 14, 2024, the New York Fed hosted a hybrid event focused on expanding access to capital for Community Development Financial Institutions. Speakers explored the current state of capital access for CDFIs, including origination and sale of loans by CDFIs; discuss the challenges and opportunities for the industry to expand; and give an overview of potential policy initiatives.
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25 APR |
On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the New York Fed, in partnership with the NYU Furman Center, hosted a hybrid event on the development of affordable housing on land owned by faith-based organizations. The event was of interest to leaders of faith-based organizations, capital providers, developers, and other key stakeholders.
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03 APR |
On Wednesday, April 3, 2024, the New York Fed hosted an in-person event focused on multifamily affordable housing, including insights into institutional investments in affordable housing by pensions, corporations, and impact investors. The event explored opportunities for market growth, barriers to investments, and the need for equity capital to finance affordable housing development and preservation.
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27 MAR |
On Wednesday, March 27, 2024, the New York Fed, in partnership with One Nation/One Project, hosted a hybrid event focused on equitable models of arts-based health programs with measurable outcomes. The public event followed an invitation-only roundtable discussion on topics including the arts, public health, and community development finance.
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07 MAR |
On Thursday, March 7, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the NYU Furman Center, hosted a hybrid event encouraging cross-sector collaboration to build more affordable housing in New York City.
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21 FEB |
On Wednesday, February 21, the New York Fed, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hosted an in-person event exploring how meeting social needs can improve overall health. The event focused on how addressing social needs can improve chronic disease outcomes and address racial patterns of health and social inequalities.
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17 JAN |
On Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the New York Fed hosted the third annual An Economy That Works for All event. The event focused on the importance of measuring equitable growth, the impacts of small business’ access to capital, closing the digital divide and mitigation strategies for natural disasters. New York Fed President John C. Williams delivered opening remarks.
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2023 EVENTS | |
14 NOV |
On Tuesday, November 14, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted an in-person event focused on how joint efforts by impact investors and the community development finance sector can foster opportunity-rich neighborhoods and lead to a stronger economy
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04 OCT |
On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, the New York Fed, in partnership with Social Prescribing USA, hosted an in-person event discussing how medical prescriptions for patients to participate in community activities such as walking in nature, creating and viewing art, joining social groups, and volunteering can improve public health.
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02 OCT |
On Monday, October 2, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, hosted the second annual Environmental Economics and Policy Conference.
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18 SEP |
On Monday, September 18, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Low Income Investment Fund and Capita, hosted an in-person event to discuss the flood-risk vulnerability of institutions that serve young children and how the financial, child care, and community development sectors can improve the resilience of the schools, day care centers, and parks that families rely on.
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23 JUN |
On Friday, June 23, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Oregon Health and Science University and Familias en Acción, presented a hybrid event on the role community health workers play in improving the health of the U.S. workforce.
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31 MAY |
On Wednesday, May 31, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will hold a hybrid event on how health systems can partner with the financial sector, community-based organizations, and government to measurably improve intergenerational health, from birth to adulthood.
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23 MAY |
On Tuesday, May 23, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Ford Foundation, hosted an in-person event exploring how companies are seeking to increase low- and moderate-income workers’ wealth through investments in ownership and employee benefits.
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10 APR |
On Monday, April 10, New York Fed hosted a hybrid event exploring how investments in children’s growth and development can save society money and lead to better health and economic outcomes. David Erickson of the New York Fed discussed his new book, "The Fifth Freedom: Guaranteeing an Opportunity-Rich Childhood for All."
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27 MAR |
On Monday, March 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted an in-person-only event focused on private capital investing in affordable multifamily rentals. The event covered policy issues relating to tenants and affordability restrictions; strategies used by investment managers in deploying capital; and investor motivations in exploring this asset class.
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16 MAR |
On Thursday, March 16, the New York Fed, along with CapEQ and PolicyLink, hosted a virtual event exploring how financial institutions can become more inclusive and discussed the forthcoming “Investor Blueprint for Racial and Economic Equity,” a new framework for how investors can strengthen governance and culture, reevaluate risk, and address economic instability.
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28 FEB |
On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hosted an in-person event on the racial wealth gap. Participants discussed the connection between health and wealth, how to better measure both, and how policy can help address racial wealth gaps.
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17 JAN |
On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a hybrid event centered on achieving equitable growth. Panels focused on broadband access, small business funding, and natural disasters and resiliency.
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12 JAN |
On Thursday, January 12, 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with the Puerto Rico Public Health Trust, held an in-person-only event on a new tool to improve population health in Puerto Rico. The event focused on how investments addressing the social determinants of health could lead to better population health outcomes in Puerto Rico.
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2022 EVENTS | |
17 NOV |
Representatives from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and the Community Preservation Corporation hosted an interactive webinar on financing strategies for preparing New York’s affordable housing to confront climate change.
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03 NOV |
On Thursday, November 3, 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted an in-person event centered on investments in affordable housing by healthcare systems and health insurers. Speakers explored how partnerships between community development organizations and healthcare systems are building and maintaining affordable housing to improve population health outcomes and address health inequities.
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26 OCT |
On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, the New York Fed hosted an in-person event on the need for affordable housing that includes services for low- and moderate-income older adults in the Second District. The event brought together policymakers, financers, developers, and senior housing advocates to discuss both barriers and successful models.
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18 OCT |
On Tuesday, October 18, 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a virtual forum, as part of its Economic Inequality Policy Series, on the disparate impacts of inflation on different racial and ethnic groups. The forum highlighted recent New York Fed research on economic inequality and disparities in inflation rates experienced by different racial and ethnic groups during 2021-2022. Community development leaders and policy influencers also discussed insights related to price stability and racial equity.
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29 SEP |
On Thursday, September 29, the New York Fed hosted a virtual event on the role of financial technology (FinTech) companies in unsecured consumer lending to low- and moderate-income households, featuring FinTech lenders, researchers, regulators, and policymakers.
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27 SEP |
On Tuesday, September 27, New York Fed hosted an in-person event on the intersection of baby bonds with health, wealth, housing, and education. Baby bonds are an innovative policy tool that provides children with publicly funded investment accounts that can be accessed at age 18 for specific uses, including education, homeownership, small business, and retirement.
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20 SEP |
On Tuesday, September 20, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with ImpactAssets, the U.S. Impact Investing Alliance, and Uplink, an initiative of the World Economic Forum, hosted an in-person event on neighborhood-level climate investments. The discussion focused on impact investing in local economies and communities, and how those investments connect to population health and climate resilience.
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13 SEP |
On Tuesday, September 13, the New York Fed hosted a hybrid event on how bond financing could create greater health equity by fundamentally transforming investments in preventative public health.
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JUL |
This webinar, hosted by the New York Fed in partnership with the FDIC and the OCC, provides an overview of the interagency proposal to modernize regulations implementing the CRA.
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This two-day event explored how Green Banks and CDFIs can funnel creditworthy projects to market and efficiently raise capital for them. The roundtable identified options and opportunities for Green Banks, CDFIs, and impact investors to collaborate in offering a range of products, approaches, and tools to better serve communities and individuals who have thus far been left out of the transition to clean energy. By invitation only.
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Hosted in partnership with the St. Louis Fed and the Aspen Institute, this event featured contributors to the book, “The Future of Building Wealth,” and showcased research and solutions aimed at mitigating burdensome and wealth-depleting debt, while improving the use of wealth-building debt.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a virtual event on domestic and international efforts to improve food security. Speakers discussed the Economist Impact's Global Food Security Index (GFSI), food and inequality in the U.S., and market opportunities in this field.
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An exploration of the book, “Investing in Rural Prosperity,” which seeks to help people living in rural areas navigate the challenges and opportunities they face to achieve a prosperous future.
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17
MAY |
On Tuesday, May 17, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a discussion on the potential of philanthropy to act as both a source of capital and a model for the fundamental changes needed to address today’s challenges.
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06
MAY |
Economists presented research on topics including how low-income communities are disproportionately impacted by climate risks, the unintended consequences of mandatory flood insurance, and how different neighborhoods react to flooding.
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APR |
This event focused on the significant economic benefits of expanding job and career opportunities for people who often encounter hurdles to employment, including people who have experienced incarceration, homelessness, foster care, and other challenges.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York hosted a virtual event on health and the economy, which featured a conversation between New York Fed President John C. Williams and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy. Topics of the discussion, moderated by reporter Emily Flitter of The New York Times, included the intersection of health and economics, national efforts to promote a healthy workforce, and lessons learned during the pandemic.
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The New York Fed hosted a day-long hybrid event featuring some of the city's—and the nation’s—key leaders and thinkers on topics including the future of remote work, the role of cities in a post-pandemic economy, and the role of transportation in the city’s future.
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We hosted a virtual event to bring together businesses and public health professionals to examine how the private sector invests in the health of its employees and communities, including corporate social responsibility practices.
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2021 EVENTS | |
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The New York Fed hosted a virtual event on November 30, 2021 that featured leaders, from all sectors of the food system, who are investing in and deploying market-based solutions and interventions to help ensure that everyone has access to healthy and affordable food.
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The November 18 virtual event featured presentations by researchers at Federal Reserve Banks on disparities across income and ethnicity in home ownership, and the latest research on mortgage forbearance, refinancing, and mortgage prepayment. In addition, financial and banking sector leaders discussed address hurdles to first-time homebuying.
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15
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The New York Fed, in collaboration with NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Low Income Investment Fund, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, hosted a virtual event on maternal health on September 15, 2021.
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| 09 SEP |
People without good health or health care often struggle to fully participate in the economy. The eighth installment of our virtual event series examines how systemic racism impacts health and, ultimately, economic outcomes. Social determinants of health like economic stability and housing affect the kinds of jobs people can access. New York Fed President John Williams delivers opening remarks for the event.
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| 22 JUL |
CAPITAL CONNECTION
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with AARP and Reimagine Main Street, sponsored an event focused on the role technology-enabled lenders might play in improving credit access to Black, Hispanic and older small business owners.
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| 03 JUN |
CAPITAL CONNECTION
At this event, David Erickson, head of Outreach and Education at the New York Fed, discussed why the unit is focusing on some of the critical underpinnings of economic mobility: climate-related risks to low- and moderate-income populations; the economic drivers of health; and household financial well-being.
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| 26 MAY |
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Comunilife, sponsored an event on the pandemic’s impact on mental health in communities of color, including the correlation between depression and anxiety and economic factors such as lost income.
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| 19 MAY |
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Center for Impact Finance at the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire will gather solar industry stakeholders, project developers, and members of the financial sector in a virtual discussion to identify how community financial institutions, such as credit unions, community banks and Community Development Financial Institutions can finance solar installations in low-income communities and communities of color.
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| 29 APR |
The New York Fed hosted a virtual discussion about how communities facing climate-related risks are mitigating future risk and addressing issues of investment, equity, and green technology.
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| 07 APR |
The New York Fed, in association with The International Society for Urban Health and the NYU School of Global Public Health, convened a panel moderated by Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, Clinical Professor at NYU School of Global Public Health, to discuss the social determinants of health and what actions governments, healthcare institutions, and the financial sector can take to create change.
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| 30 MAR |
The New York Fed and the AARP hosted a virtual event with thought leaders, researchers, and policymakers discussing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on older business owners and their firms, and what might be done to help their recovery.
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| 22 MAR |
The New York Fed, in partnership with the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin, hosted a virtual event bringing together thought leaders, researchers, community development practitioners, and policy influencers to discuss the COVID-19 "shecession," with a focus on women of color, as well the effects women's job losses have had on families and children.
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| 01 MAR |
Our recent webinar, panelists explored questions related to how and why norms and biases change, the role of leaders and institutions in driving that change, and why motivations matter.
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20 NOV |
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in partnership with Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, hosted a discussion focused on artists' role in building an equitable economy and their influence on community health and wellbeing via Webex.
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| 19 NOV |
The New York Fed co-hosted, with Climate Safe Lending Network, an event to explore the intersection of climate change approaches in the financial sector, and the opportunities for community resilience and inclusion via Webex.
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27 OCT |
The New York Fed hosted a discussion with the NYU Furman Center on the pandemic and its associated job losses that have limited renters’ ability to pay monthly expenses and landlords’ ability to keep current on mortgages via Webex.
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16 OCT |
The New York Fed hosted a discussion with Upstart Co-Lab on the role of cultural institutions in New York City's recovery from COVID-19 via Webex.
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| 30 SEP |
In this webinar, the creators of the New York Fed's comic books discussed the series, including a new activity guide and poster, as well as how materials can be used inside and outside the classroom.
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| 24 SEP |
The New York Fed hosted its third event in a series of discussions on inequality via Webex. The forum highlighted the New York Fed's recent research and looked at the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color.
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| 25 JUN |
The New York Fed, in collaboration with the Urban Institute and NYU Furman Center, hosted its second event in the Economic Inequality Policy Series, which highlighted current research on the housing market and included conversations with researchers and policy-influencers on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on homeowners and renters.
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| 11 JUN |
As the third installment of The Fed and Main Street Series, this virtual forum explored the experiences and challenges of immigrant populations during the pandemic and discussed how local municipalities and other organizations are addressing financial disparities.
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| 27 MAY |
As the second installment of the New York Fed's The Fed and Main Street Series, this virtual forum explored COVID-19 pandemic's impact on small businesses and how community stakeholders and capital providers can support these firms.
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23 APR |
The New York Fed hosted a community dialogue to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on communities, including pre-existing financial and economic disparities faced by low-income communities, particularly communities of color.
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| 13 FEB |
The New York Fed, in partnership with the Instituto del Desarrollo de la Juventud and Family Promise, explored the economic costs and consequences of high rates of child poverty and options that can lead to a reduction in child poverty.
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| 30 JAN |
Economists shared their research on various inequalities observed related to income, education, health, and other outcomes. Policy influencers and practitioners discussed the impacts of economic inequality in households and communities.
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| 15 JAN |
Attendees learned how artists are working with communities and community development organizations to tackle some of the most pressing and complex issues of our time.
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2019 EVENTS | |
| 17 DEC |
Attendees learned about the latest community credit data analysis and explored how other data tools shed light on existing inequalities across communities in America.
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| 06 DEC |
The New York Fed, in partnership with Comunilife, NYC Health + Hospitals and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, held the first event in its Healthy Communities conference series.
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