impact - November 2014
CUF Report shapes city’s approach to serving immigrant seniorsOur 2013 report New Face for New York's Seniors report continues to influence policymakers, prompting a City Council hearing in November 2014.
impact - November 2014
Prompted by CUF Report, City Council examines economic impact of aging infrastructurePrompted by CUF's Caution Ahead report, City Council held a hearing on the economic impact of New York's aging infrastructure.
Testimony - November 2014
Planning for New York’s Aging Immigrant PopulationIn this testimony before a joint hearing of the New York City Council’s committees on aging and immigration, CUF research associate Christian González-Rivera details what city agencies and nonprofit organizations need to do to better serve New York’s rapidly growing population of older immigrants.
Commentary/Op-Ed - November 2014
De Blasio’s time to lead on librariesIn this op-ed in the New York Daily News, the Center’s David Giles argues that the de Blasio administration should commit to a 10-year capital plan to address the library systems’ $1.1 billion in pressing capital needs and re-invigorate the city’s long-neglected branches.
Data - November 2014
NYC’s Growing Self-Employed PopulationNew York City is now home to nearly a quarter million self-employed workers, and this segment of the workforce increased by 31 percent between 2000 and 2012. As of 2012, 6.5 percent of the city’s working adults were self-employed, up from 5.7 percent in 2000.
Report - November 2014
Small Business SuccessA blueprint for turning more of New York City's small businesses into medium-sized and large businesses.