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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.
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  Report - December 2020

  A Green Public Works Program for NYC: 40 Ideas from Experts

  To understand how New York might take advantage of federal investment to create jobs and help the city mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change, CUF asked city leaders in coastal resilience, environmental justice, urban agriculture, renewable energy, and more for sustainability and resiliency project ideas.
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  Report - November 2020

  CUNY’s Key Role in Expanding Access to Tech Careers

  Part of our ongoing research on how to create a more inclusive economy in NYC, this data brief shows that CUNY has made crucial progress in producing STEM grads. Tapping this talent pool, and making further gains in the years ahead, will be key to closing the opportunity gap for tech careers.
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  Report - October 2020

  Surviving the Winter: Helping NYC’s Small Businesses in the Months Ahead

  Open streets and outdoor dining gave the city's small firms a lifeline, but with just a few weeks left until winter, it's time for the city and state to step in with new set of creative solutions to give shops and restaurants a crucial boost. CUF asked over twenty city leaders and experts for ideas and insights on how policymakers can help sustain restaurants and other small businesses through the colder months.