Our 7th annual ranking of national retailers in New York City shows the largest year-over-year increase in the number of chain stores in four years, with Queens experiencing the fastest growth in new stores.

While a growing number of New Yorkers are enrolling in community colleges on a part-time basis, the state’s main financial aid program is out of reach for most of them.

The Center for an Urban Future's latest report provides a blueprint for turning more of New York City's small businesses into medium-sized and large businesses.

Mayor de Blasio is signing important legislation to find out and publicly report how foster youth fare in adulthood. But the city also needs to commit to acting on what it learns.

While more New Yorkers than ever are using the city’s public libraries, a significant share of the branches suffer from major physical defects and are poorly configured for how New Yorkers are using libraries today. This report provides a comprehensive blueprint for bringing these vital community institutions into the 21st Century.

New York City is facing a youth unemployment crisis, but the city’s youth workforce development programs reach only a fraction of those in need of help and are too often misaligned to the developmental needs of young New Yorkers.

In this op-ed in Gotham Gazette, the Center’s Adam Forman argues that dedicating part of New York State's $4 billion settlement with BNP Paribas will not be enough to meet the city’s infrastructure needs. He urges to identify new dedicated revenue streams and ensure that existing streams are no longer raided for other purposes.