NYC's Municipal Staffing Shortage

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 16, 2023

There are some 23,000 unfilled positions across all New York City government agencies and city services are suffering as a result. Grace Rauh, executive director of the recently-formed 5BORO Institute, shares proposals to help New York City solve this staffing crisis.

→ Solving the Staffing Crisis—Saving City Government for New Yorkers

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