Report - December 2025
State of the Chains, 2025Our eighteenth annual ranking of over 500 national retailers in New York City finds a 1.3 percent continued decrease in chain stores across the five boroughs over the past year.
Report - December 2025
Creative New YorkThe creative sector—from performing arts organizations to design firms—is more critical than ever to New York City's economy. But mounting affordability challenges threaten its future.
Report - December 2025
The High Cost of Free Job Training in NYCThis report urges city leaders to provide free childcare and a complimentary OMNY card for New Yorkers enrolled in career training programs. Coupling workforce development programs with these vital “wraparound supports” will address a key challenge: too many New Yorkers drop out of training programs due to everyday costs like childcare and transit fares.
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Event - December 2025
The Affordability Crisis Facing NYC’s Older AdultsOn December 10th, the Center for an Urban Future held a policy forum that explored how city efforts to tackle New York’s affordability crisis can ensure that older adults’ unique cost-of-living challenges are front and center. Panelists discussed the bold policy actions and investments needed to strengthen financial security among older adults.
Event - December 2025
Cocktails and a Conversation with Janno LieberOn December 2nd, the Center for an Urban Future held a cocktail reception featuring a fireside chat with Janno Lieber, the Chair & CEO of the MTA. In this conversation, we asked him to share his vision for New York’s transit system and how it intersects with the priorities of the incoming mayor.
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Report - December 2025
NYC’s Safety Net on the BrinkThis report finds that the federal actions taken over the past year—from the massive cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to an array of executive orders—present the biggest threat in a generation to NYC's social service nonprofits and the millions of New Yorkers who rely on them.
