Our guest, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, discusses her formative years, her career in public service, and the work of FDNY. 

Our guest, NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol, discusses his military service, advocacy for Veterans, and the work of NYC Emergency Management. 

Our guest, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, discusses his upbringing, shares lessons from the ups and downs of his career, reflects on his first year in office, and highlights what he's looking forward to in 2023. 

DCAS leads the City of New York's efforts to reduce carbon emissions from government operations. In this episode, we discuss the work DCAS is doing to reduce emissions from City buildings. Retrofitting plays a key role, and DCAS has partnered w...

Pete Davidson and Colin Jost are the latest satisfied DCAS surplus auction customers. Pete, Colin, and their business partner Paul Italia bought a Staten Island Ferry from DCAS. This episode, we discuss the Staten Island Ferry auction and the w...

Did you know New York City has its own program similar to the Peace Corps or AmeriCorps? The Urban Fellows program is a highly-selective, nine-month fellowship program where fellows from across the country explore current urban issues impacting...

New York City has the most aggressive climate goals in the country, including being carbon neutral by 2050. In this episode, guests Ben Furnas, Director of the NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate and Sustainability, and Anthony Fiore, DCAS Deputy Com...

Working for the City of New York offers employees a good job and a rewarding mission. With over 400,000 employees, the City hires people of every background. This episode focuses on career opportunities working for the City of New York, includi...

Only seven American companies have more employees than the City of New York. While most of the city's 400,000 employees are essential workers who continued to report to job sites during the pandemic, a substantial portion of the workforce trans...

Will electric vehicles replace the internal combustion engine and help break the world’s dependency on fossil fuels? As the City of New York builds towards an all-electric municipal vehicle fleet by 2040, the city is also preparing for widespre...

We take a behind-the-scenes look at the City of New York's COVID-19 response efforts, including sourcing personal protective equipment, building the city's PPE stockpile, and setting up field hospitals, testing sites, and vaccination sites. Our...