Pilot NYC

In December 2022, Governor Hochul and Mayor Adams released the “New” New York Plan—an ambitious set of forty initiatives to revive New York City following the COVID-19 pandemic. That plan included the goal “Make New York the Global Hub of Urban Innovation” (Initiative 31).

Cara Eckholm, a Fellow at the Jacobs Urban Tech Hub, served on the “New” New York advisory panel. Since the plan’s release, she has worked with the New York City Economic Development Corporation on a nine-month research collaboration to put Initiative 31 into action. Research involved over 120 stakeholders, including government agencies, tech companies, nonprofit program operators, academics, and financiers. The result is Pilot: New York City, a roadmap to make New York City the global hub of urban innovation.