Merici Vinton

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Chief Technology Officer and Office of Technology & Innovation (OTI) Commissioner Lisa Gelobter announced the launch of "Public Interest Technology (PIT) Crew," a new initiative to deploy teams of technologists alongside City agencies to tackle public problems with in-house digital solutions at Coney Island in New York City on July 13, 2026.

NYC’s Economic Development Corporation Can Build Public Options Published May 26, 2026 In January 2021, workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx walked off the job for a one-dollar raise. Some pro-labor politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flocked to the picket line. But Mayor Bill de Blasio stayed home. The awkward truth was that Hunts Point sits on land owned by New York City and managed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

In January 2021, workers at the Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx walked off the job for a one-dollar raise. Some pro-labor politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez flocked to the picket line. But Mayor Bill de Blasio stayed home. The awkward truth was that Hunts Point sits on land owned by New York City and managed by the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC).