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Charts and tables from our 2015 Creative New York study. The report found that the creative sector is one of New York City’s most important economic assets but that the city’s working artists, nonprofit arts groups and for-profit creative firms face a growing number of challenges.
Creative New York: Written by Adam Forman and edited by David Giles, Jonathan Bowles and Gail Robinson. Additional research support from from Xiaomeng Li, Travis Palladino, Nicholas Schafran, Ryan MacLeod, Chirag Bhatt, Amanda Gold and Martin Yim. Cover photo by Ari Moore. Cover design by Amy Parker. Interior design by Ahmad Dowla.
This report was made possible by generous support from New York Community Trust, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Edelman.
General operating support for Center for an Urban Future has been provided by the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, Fund for the City of New York, the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation and the M&T Charitable Foundation.
New York Business Journal, by Gary M. Stern, June 30, 2016
NYC’s creative class job sector tops L.A., as film and TV production jumpsNew York Business Journal, by Teresa Novellino, June 24, 2015
Rents giving artsy tenants stage frightReal Estate Weekly, by Dan Orlando, June 24, 2015
Creative Job Stats Every Brooklynite Should KnowBrownstoner, June 30, 2015
Creative New YorkBK Live , September 10, 2015
Study documents rapid growth of Brooklyn’s creative economyBrooklyn Daily Eagle , June 23, 2015
New York’s Creative Class Leading City’s Economic Growth, But Struggling To Pay The RentBrooklyn Magazine, by Sam Blum, June 24, 2015
The Virtuous Cycle of Keeping Your City Affordable for ArtistsNext City, by by Adam Forman, July 01, 2015
POLITICO New York’s Culture Biz Report: Do You Want to Go to Chelsea?POLITICO New York, by Kelly Weill, September 10, 2015
New York’s creative job sector is growing: studyNew York Daily News, by Lisa L. Colangelo, June 23, 2015
Study: NYC creative sector is growingSan Francisco Gate, June 24, 2015
Report Finds New York City’s Creative Sector Is Thriving, for NowHyperallergic, by Claire Voon, July 09, 2015
Creative Class Leading the City in JobsGlobalSt.com, by Rayna Katz, June 24, 2015
Opinion: Facing the music, Little Orchestra Society scales backCrain's New York Business, by William Ohlemeyer, July 13, 2015
The Magic Shop — recording studio where David Bowie and Lou Reed made albums — being priced out of SoHo digsNew York Daily News, by Kenneth Lovett, March 12, 2016
Number of creative professionals in the city grows, but so do their expensesCrain's New York Business, by Danni Santana, June 24, 2015
The U.S. Cities Where Creative Jobs Are ThrivingFast Company's Co.Exist, by Jessica Leber, June 25, 2015
New York’s creative sector boosts economyCCTV, by Nick Harper, July 14, 2015
Study: NYC creative sector is growingMiami Herald, June 24, 2015
Wanted: “Good American Jobs”Next City, by Alexis Stephens, June 26, 2015
Despite the Rising Cost of Living, Brooklyn Is Still a Creative HavenBrooklyn Magazine, by Sam Blum, August 13, 2015
Study: Staten Island lags in creative sector despite nonprofit growthStaten Island Advance, by Lauren Steussy, June 24, 2015
Creative Sector Employs Nearly 300,000 in NYC, 7 Percent of All Jobs CitywideDexigner, June 28, 2015
The State of the Arts in NYC: Pushing Artists to the Brink of CrisisWBAI, by Savona Bailey-McClain, September 16, 2015
Creative New York Report Sizes Up New York City’s Creative ClassWomen's Wear Daily, by Rosemary Feitelberg, June 23, 2015
Opinion: City Officials Must Do More To Boost New York’s Creative SectorCity & State, by Jonathan Bowles, June 28, 2015
Independent Sources - Diversity DisparityCUNY Television , by Garry Pierre-Pierre, September 21, 2015
A Beloved Recording Studio May Be Priced Out of SoHoThe New York Times, by Ben Sisario, October 09, 2015
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