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Report - February 2025
The Emerging Financial Security Crisis Facing Older Adults Across New York StateOver the past decade, the number of older New Yorkers living in poverty has surged nearly 50 percent, nearly half of the state’s older adults report having no retirement income, and hundreds of thousands lack access to Social Security benefits. This report examines the alarming financial challenges facing New York’s rapidly growing older population and outlines urgent policy solutions to address this crisis.
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Event - February 2025
Integrating the Arts into New York State’s 2025 Policy AgendaOn February 25th, the Center for an Urban Future held a policy forum focused on New York State's growing arts and culture sector and booming artist population. This forum explored the growing power of the arts as a catalyst for thriving communities statewide and examined ways that officials can more fully integrate the arts into the state's policy agenda.
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Event - February 2025
Ideas for Creating a Stronger and More Equitable BronxOn February 6th, the Center for an Urban Future held a policy forum focused on generating concrete ideas that leaders in City Hall, Albany, and Borough Hall can implement to make progress toward a stronger and more equitable Bronx.
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impact - February 2025
CUF Report Influences Allocation of State Funds to Decarbonize CUNY and SUNY CampusesGovernor Hochul announced $150 million from the 2022 Environmental Bond Act to decarbonize CUNY and SUNY campuses—an action spurred by CUF’s April 2024 report spotlighting CUNY’s aging infrastructure and urging the state to leverage these funds.
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impact - January 2025
CUNY Creates New Initiative for Transfer Students, Echoing CUF RecommendationCUNY recently launched the CUNY Transfer Initiative to create a more seamless and less costly transfer process for students moving within the college system—echoing CUF’s recent research calling for strategic investments to improve student transfer outcomes.
