Safety and Thriving in Black and Brown Communities in NYC

Over the fall and winter, NIS conducted foundational research for a multi-phase initiative focused on how Black and Brown communities understand and construct safety and thriving in New York City. We reviewed existing community-based participatory research and interviewed people currently doing formal and informal work around safety and thriving in NYC Black and Brown communities.  

Although these conversations happened before COVID-19 and the national #BlackLivesMatter-led resistance to anti-black violence, we see this research as an important foundation for addressing the facts that Black and Brown people in NYC are dying disproportionately of COVID-19 and at the hands of the police, as well as the disproportionately negative impact that NYC’s austerity budget will have on the same communities.

We’ve begun building on the findings outlined in the below report in collaboration with community and government partners, with a focus on resources and ownership essential to safety and thriving in Black and Brown communities. We'd like to share this work with you and hear your thoughts. Please click on the link below to access the report.

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