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Data - May 2025
The Emerging Financial Security Crisis Facing NYC’s Older AdultsA growing number of older New Yorkers are facing a financial security crisis, with poverty on the rise, retirement income out of reach, and stark racial and borough-level disparities compounding the challenge. This new analysis reveals the scope of the crisis and urges action to support the city’s rapidly aging population.
Testimony - May 2025
NYC needs to address the alarming rise in poverty among older adultsIn this testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Aging, Data Researcher Rachel Neches reveals a deeply troubling reality about the financial security crisis facing New York City's older adults, including a 41 percent increase in the number of older New Yorkers living in poverty.
Commentary/Op-Ed - May 2025
More Jobs for the NYC Green EconomyIn this NY Daily News op-ed, Jonathan Bowles and Eli Dvorkin make the case that the green economy may be the best chance in a generation to create far more well-paying career opportunities, and that New York must undertake a full court press to implement key initiatives already underway—including Local Law 97, swiftly deploying an NYC Green Building Fund, and putting CUNY students to work creating a greener university.
Report - May 2025
Sustaining NYC’s Tech EdgeNew York City's tech sector used to be celebrated for adding a bit of much-needed diversification to the city’s finance-heavy economy. Now tech is the engine driving the city’s economy forward, and is New York’s largest and most dependable source of new middle- and high-wage jobs.
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Event - May 2025
How NY State Can Expand Access to Tech Careers by Boosting K–12 Computing EducationOn May 20th, the Center for an Urban Future held a forum on why bolstering computing education in the state's K-12 schools is so important to closing opportunity gaps in the tech workforce. It also dove into what more the state should do to ensure a lot more young people across the state build the foundational computing skills and technology competencies needed to get on a path to high-wage jobs in tech and AI.
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Event - May 2025
Retaining New York’s Young FamiliesOn May 8th, the Center for an Urban Future held a policy forum focused on what concrete policies, strategies, and investments are needed to help New York retain and attract families. This event featured a fireside chat with NYCEDC President Andrew Kimball, 3-minute “idea pitches” from several candidates running for mayor, and two high-level panel discussions.
