Learn how your city works
Cabinet members complete short civics courses on how New York City government and the City Council work. The first course is part of the application.
Courses are being built on our learning platform. This page will link there when they open.
- How NYC government works: the Mayor, the Council, the Comptroller, the Public Advocate, Borough Presidents and community boards
- The City Council: 51 districts, committees, how a bill becomes law, and the budget
- Participatory Budgeting
- Being a constituent: contacting your Council Member and testifying
- Policy and advocacy skills
- Cabinet orientation