“Slavery’s impact on New York remains significant and perpetuates a growing wealth disparity and socioeconomic disposition that African-Americans today face as a result of historical, discriminatory policies and ongoing segregation,” reads a 2019 City Council resolution, calling on the state Legislature to establish the New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies. Although the resolution was approved by the Council on the final day of 2021, and the state Assembly voted last June to establish a Reparations Commission, the plan faltered in the state Senate, leaving the future of local reparations uncertain.