In the wake of the George Floyd protests in 2020, New York City tried to take concrete steps toward achieving racial justice.

Several ballot initiatives were passed in 2022 amending the City Charter, including one measure that requires the city to produce a racial equity plan every two years. The first report was due in April 2024.

Sixteen months later, no such plan has materialized.

What You Need To Know

The city’s racial equity plan, which was required under a voter-approved change to the City Charter, is 16 months overdue

The independent Commission on Racial Equity has filed a lawsuit against the mayor, seeking to compel the release of the report

City Hall says its legal teams are vetting the plan and called the lawsuit “incredibly misguided”

Now, in an unusual move, the city’s i

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