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The Step Two Policy Project is a policy think tank that focuses on issues involving health, behavioral health, and human services in New York. Our goal is to make complicated subjects more understandable to general readers, while providing detailed insights for people who work in the health policy field.
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What's Missing in the Mamdani Housing Plan?
On May 29, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg released a 112-page housing plan, titled Block by Block. The plan offers a wide-ranging strategy for housing policy, including zoning and administrative process changes to expand the siting opportunities for affordable housing, tenant protection, preservation of affordable housing, major renovation projects at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), and homelessness red
Paul Francis with Joe Sheppard
2 days ago


Spotlight on Workforce Innovations
Dental Therapy: a Workforce Strategy for Expanding Access to Care
Adrienne Anderson
Jul 24


Work Requirements Under HR 1: Implications for New York
The One Big Beautiful Big Act (HR 1), enacted in July 2025, changed eligibility criteria related to both immigration status and “community engagement” for various federal benefits programs and established the most significant national eligibility-related reporting requirements to date. “Community engagement requirements” are often called “work requirements.” This paper uses these terms interchangeably.
Sally Dreslin & Adrienne Anderson
Jun 24










Emergency Medical Services in New York and the Potential of Leveraging Artificial Intelligence
Issue Brief by Sally Dreslin PDF Available: Introduction The use of artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly expanded across industries in recent years, transforming operations, decision-making processes, and user experiences. From automation and predictive analytics to generative models produced by OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic, among others, enterprises across sectors are increasingly utilizing AI to gain efficiency and pursue innovation. In healthcare, some examples of are
Sally Dreslin
Apr 6
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