Pride in Unity: The NYC Unity Project

The NYC Unity Project, housed within the Mayor’s Office of Equity and Racial Justice (MOERJ), is New York City’s LGBTQ+ innovation hub, working to advance equity through cross-agency collaboration. By tackling the root causes of systemic inequity, the NYC Unity Project designs and delivers culturally competent programs and policies that focus on the needs of LGBTQ+ youth; LGBTQ+ people of color; and transgender, non-conforming, non-binary (TGNCNB) individuals. Its work comprises three core areas—economic and community development, acceptance and antidiscrimination, and health equity.

Through strategic partnerships with government, nonprofits, academia, and the private sector, the NYC Unity Project fuels grassroots innovation, supports community-driven services, and lifts up the voices of the New Yorkers who are most affected. As part of MOERJ, launched in 2022, the NYC Unity Project joins a broader effort to bring equity into all of the City’s systems—alongside initiatives like the Racial Justice Commission and the Pay Equity Cabinet—all working together to build a fairer, more inclusive New York City.