Data Findings
Collecting targeted individual-level microdata through surveys of individuals and small businesses at regular intervals and during crises allows for an in-depth and differentiated understanding of socioeconomic issues affecting diverse demographic groups and small business types. Explore key findings from our Communities Speak survey results.
Boroughs
Explore Communities Speak key findings by borough. New York City’s diversity is part of its resilience. Communities Speaks data highlights the unique challenges facing different boroughs and the targeted action needed to ensure the city’s recovery works for ALL New Yorkers.
Education
The New York City Department of Education is the largest public education system in the country. This section features Communities Speak survey data that seeks to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education institutions, learners, and their families.
Health
Untreated mental and physical health cripples any potential for a thriving economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the importance of public spaces and infrastructures for community and individual health. This section provides visualizations illustrating the challenges respondents experience related to health.
Public Safety
Communities Speak seeks to understand and visualize the challenges respondents experience related to public safety. Our surveys gauge how safe community members feel in New York City and any harms or threats they may encounter in their neighborhoods, at home, on their commutes, and/or their places of work.
Housing Insecurity
Explore the factors that exacerbate New Yorker’s ability to access safe, affordable, and stable housing. This section illustrates our data findings on the impacts of income insecurity, employment changes, caring for children or the elderly within the family, and other socioeconomic factors on the ability to pay for utilities and rent, the propensity to face an eviction, and the access to affordable and safe housing.
Food Insecurity
Explore the factors that exacerbate New Yorker’s ability to access and afford food. This section provides visualizations illustrating experiences of food insecurity across the city.