Unemployment Bias
The 10 Council members with the most Unemployment Bias cases in the preserved 2016 dataset.
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#1
Vanessa L. Gibson16th District
Unemployment Bias About 2 annualized cases in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Community Based Organization U.S. Citizenship City Services and Benefits Environmental Control Board HPD Housing Lottery Seeking an affordable housing/apartment
#2
Margaret Chin1st District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot NYCHA Building Maintenance Heat/Hot Water
#3
Rosie Mendez2nd District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot NYCHA Building Maintenance Landlord/Managing Agent Issues FOR HIRE VEHICLE NYCHA Transfers Building Maintenance
#4
Melissa Mark-Viverito8th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Seeking an affordable housing/apartment NYCHA Building Maintenance NYCHA Misc. IDNYC Food Stamps Heat/Hot Water Landlord/Managing Agent Issues
#5
Jimmy Van Bramer26th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Land Use: Application/Process Libraries Carriage Horses NYCHA Building Maintenance Parking Permits Graffiti HPD Housing Lottery
#6
Ruben Wills28th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot U.S. Citizenship Immigration Seeking an affordable housing/apartment Eviction Violation
#7
Rafael Espinal37th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Seeking an affordable housing/apartment Food Stamps Section 8 Green Card U.S. Citizenship NYCHA New Application NYCHA Misc.
#8
Mathieu Eugene40th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot U.S. Citizenship Immigration Literary Services for Immigrants Visas Green Card Seeking an affordable housing/apartment
#9
Mark Treyger47th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot U.S. Citizenship Literary Services for Immigrants Voting Information Food Stamps Built it Back SSI and Social Security
10
Steven Matteo50th District
Unemployment Bias About 1 annualized case in the 2016 snapshot
Top Services in the Snapshot Pot Holes Tree Planting/Pruning Traffic Signals Street Resurfacing Community Policing Tree Sidewalk Prog