What they call their work
What they do
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Business Community Advocacy 1 activity
- Advocacy for pro-jobs business policies in New York CityCoalition-based advocacy to expand access to good-paying jobs by championing legislation that supports local businesses and job creators across the five boroughs. Key policy wins include tax incentives (REAP, RACE, ICAP), the City of Yes for Economic Opportunity, retail theft prevention, and small business fine transparency reforms.
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Who runs it
- CARL HUM — DIRECTOR
- ZACH STEINBERG — DIRECTOR
Who they work with
- 30+ chambers of commerce Coalition — Member organizations within the coalition advocating for economic opportunity and job growth.
- BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS Coalition — Member organizations within the coalition working to bring new jobs to communities.
- BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY Coalition — Member organizations within the coalition working to bring new jobs to communities.
- LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS Coalition — Member organizations within the coalition working to bring new jobs to communities.
- business improvement districts Coalition — Member organizations within the coalition working to support local businesses and economic development.
- economic development organizations Coalition — Member organizations within the coalition focused on fostering economic growth across the five boroughs.
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Economic Inclusion Through Job Access 17 orgsmethodology: economic-inclusionBy ensuring universal access to good-paying jobs, the organization drives citywide prosperity, because inclusive employment reduces economic disparity and strengthens overall economic resilience in New York City communities.shared approach: Targeted Industry Attraction →
- Coalition-Based Advocacy for Economic Reformmethodology: coalition-based advocacyBy uniting diverse business stakeholders—including economic development corporations, chambers of commerce, and business improvement districts—into a citywide coalition, the organization amplifies collective advocacy to influence policy reform and drive job creation, because unified business voices generate greater political leverage and sustainable structural change.
- Supporting Local Employers to Strengthen Neighborhood Economiesmethodology: support-local-employersBy supporting local job creators, the organization fosters neighborhood-level economic vitality and employment growth, because small and local businesses are primary drivers of community-based job expansion and economic stability.