Report - November 2020
CUNY’s Key Role in Expanding Access to Tech CareersPart 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.
Event - November 2020
Encouraging and Supporting Low-Income Entrepreneurship in ManhattanOn November 18h, CUF held a virtual policy forum that explored the opportunity to increase the number of low-income entrepreneurs in Manhattan as a way to help those hardest hit by the pandemic to boost incomes and generate wealth.
Event - October 2020
9 ideas for building an opportunity agenda in New YorkOn October 27th, CUF held a virtual policy forum to explore concrete steps to create a bold new opportunity agenda. Nine policy ideas came out of the discussion, some of which will need federal action but others where New York policymakers can take the lead.
Report - October 2020
Surviving the Winter: Helping NYC’s Small Businesses in the Months AheadOpen 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.
Testimony - October 2020
Supporting the Recovery of New York State’s Arts and Cultural CommunityIn this testimony before the NY State Senate Standing Committee on Cultural Affairs, Tourism, Parks and Recreation, CUF editorial and policy director Eli Dvorkin outlines what New York State will need to do to lay the groundwork for a long-term recovery for the state’s cultural sector.
Event - October 2020
Boosting Incomes in Hard Times: Encouraging and Supporting Low-Income Entrepreneurship in QueensOn October 22nd, CUF held a virtual policy forum to explore whether low-income entrepreneurship should be among the strategies city policymakers pursue to help those hardest hit by the pandemic boost incomes and generate wealth, and to discuss what’s needed to support first-time entrepreneurs from low-income communities in Queens.
