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  Report - May 2021

  Preparing New Yorkers for the Tech Jobs Driving NYC’s Pandemic Economy

  Despite widespread job loss and economic turmoil due to the pandemic, demand for tech occupations has remained strong. In this report, CUF examines which roles are in demand and what it will take to get more New Yorkers access to the quality tech jobs fueling NYC's economic recovery.
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  Report - April 2021

  Stretching New York City’s Capital Dollars

  Investing in libraries, parks, and other social infrastructure will be essential to the city’s recovery, but inefficiencies that plague the capital construction process have led to unacceptable cost inflation. This report details how reforming this process could help the city potentially save hundreds of millions of dollars while enabling continued support for vital social infrastructure.
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  Report - April 2021

  New York’s Safety Net in Jeopardy

  Since the start of the pandemic, NYC's human services nonprofits have stepped up to face the coronavirus crisis and meet new levels of demand for frontline services. But an alarming number of these nonprofits now are on the precipice of financial catastrophe—and their mounting fiscal problems have been compounded by city and state government.
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  Report - March 2021

  Upskilling for an Equitable Recovery: Hardest-Hit New Yorkers Most Vulnerable to Automation

  Many of the New Yorkers who have been hit hardest by job losses in recent months are also the workers most vulnerable to automation. New York City's next mayor should create an automation preparation plan to ensure an inclusive economic recovery.
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  Report - March 2021

  First Out, Last Back: The Economic Impact of the COVID Crisis on New Yorkers With Disabilities

  New Yorkers with disabilities are suffering among the steepest economic losses and hardships from the coronavirus pandemic and face an especially challenging path back to employment, while the organizations that serve them have sustained millions in lost revenue.
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  Report - January 2021

  Building an Inclusive Economy in NYC: Boosting College Attainment

  Increasing the number of New Yorkers with a college credential will be key to creating a more inclusive economy in New York, concludes this new analysis, which reveals striking racial and ethnic disparities in college attainments rates across NYC.
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  Report - December 2020

  State of the Chains, 2020

  Our thirteenth annual ranking of national retailers in New York City finds by far the largest overall decline in the number of chain stores as the national retail market experienced unprecedented contraction due to the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent shutdowns and store closures.
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  Report - December 2020

  The Changing Face of Creativity in New York: Sustaining NYC’s Immigrant Arts Ecosystem

  Immigrant artists are increasingly essential to the creative landscape of New York City. But now the livelihoods of countless immigrant artists—and the survival of the cultural organiza­tions that champion their work—are facing major threats.