People’s Pulse Survey Breakfast Briefing: What New Yorkers Are Saying And Why It Matters

Apr 11, 2025

This week, Brooklyn Org joined the 5BORO Institute and foundation partners The New York Community Trust, The Staten Island Foundation, and the Altman Foundation for a special Breakfast Briefing on the People’s Pulse survey—a powerful new research initiative capturing the voices of everyday New Yorkers on affordability, civic engagement, mental health, public safety, and more.

Our President & CEO Dr. Jocelynne Rainey sat down with Amy Freitag (The New York Community Trust), Grace Rauh (5BORO Institute), and Evan Roth Smith (Slingshot Strategies) to break down key survey findings and explore how this data can inform policy, advocacy, and philanthropy in a pivotal election year.

Watch the video below to hear what New Yorkers are really saying—and how we can all respond.