Innovative Ideas. Independent Policy.

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  Report - July 2021

  RE:NEW YORK CITY

  250 Ideas from New Yorkers to Revive NYC's Economy, Spark Good Jobs, and Build a More Equitable City
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  Report - July 2021

  Creative Comeback: Surveying NYC’s Cultural Ecosystem in the Wake of COVID-19

  Drawing from a survey of 643 community-based arts organizations conducted by Americans for the Arts, this report offers new insights into the severe damage done by the pandemic to the city’s arts ecosystem. Despite the remarkable resilience of artists and organizations, city leaders, including the next mayor, will have to take further action to stabilize the city’s cultural ecosystem and strengthen it in the future.
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  Report - June 2021

  Opportunity Costs: Affording the True Costs of College in NYC

  Each year, thousands of CUNY community college students drop out without a degree. To help many more New Yorkers earn a college credential and access quality jobs, city and state leaders should focus on helping students overcome nontuition expenses like MetroCards, textbooks, technology, and childcare that add thousands to the cost of college and are a key factor in persistently low graduation rates.
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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.