Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday a new Racial Justice Commission that will make policy recommendations the city hopes will lead to changes in an effort to fight “structural and institutional racism” in New York City.
The commission will be focused on equity, inclusion, representation, and access to opportunity.
De Blasio called the move “transformational” and “unprecedented.”
“The epitome of a recovery for all of us is addressing the injustices that have plagued our city — not just for years, not just for decades, but for centuries,” the mayor said during his press conference. “The epitome of a recovery for all of us is looking at the disparities that
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