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Commentary/Op-Ed - July 2017
Op-Ed: New York’s Cultural Plan Should Tackle the Affordability CrisisThe de Blasio administration's CreateNYC plan is a promising step forward and follows months of dedicated outreach efforts to nearly 200,000 New Yorkers. However, as the city’s arts communities face a deepening affordability crisis, the plan offers little by way of solutions to this existential threat. The mayor should act now to help put more artists and organizations on the path to sustainability
Report - July 2017
Artists in Schools: A Creative Solution to New York’s Affordable Space CrunchDespite fears that New York City is no longer welcoming to artists, there are more artists living here now than ever before, and the share of artists has increased in the majority of the city's neighborhoods. Yet the same forces that have led artists to spread across the five boroughs have made it harder for them to find work spaces. The arts facilities available in local schools, many concentrated in the same neighborhoods as artists, offer one possible solution to the affordable space crunch.
impact - July 2017
CUF Recommendation Leads to Expanded Ladders for Leaders ProgramThe de Blasio administration’s expansion of the Ladders for Leaders program follows a key recommendation from CUF’s 2014 Bridging the Disconnect report. We commend the city’s Center for Youth Employment and the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) for expanding this crucial youth workforce development program.
Commentary/Op-Ed - July 2017
Expanding Economic Opportunity in a City of Aging ImmigrantsThis essay by our own Christian González-Rivera draws on personal history and analysis of Census data to highlight the contributions of grandparents to the economic mobility of immigrant families in New York City.
impact - June 2017
CUF Inspires Mayor de Blasio’s 100,000 Good Jobs PlanCUF has been the leading organization calling attention to the need for middle class job creation in New York City. The de Blasio administration’s 100,000 good-paying jobs plan follows several of CUF’s recommendations to increase the number of quality jobs in New York City.
impact - June 2017
CUF Recommendation Leads to Bill on Nightlife ReformThe New York City Council Committee on Consumer Affairs held a hearing on a package of initiatives to support New York’s nightlife industry, many of which CUF called for in an April 2017 op-ed.
