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“The think tank quietly influencing NY’s top officials”

Impact - April 2025

“The think tank quietly influencing NY’s top officials”

On April 3, Crain's New York Business published an in-depth profile of the Center for an Urban Future (CUF), titled “The think tank quietly influencing New York’s top officials.” The article spotlights how CUF’s research has quietly but powerfully shaped policy initiatives and public investments over the years—from bolstering the tech and design sectors to increasing funding for libraries, supporting entrepreneurs, and expanding access to higher education.

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On April 3, 2025 Crain's published an extensive article about CUF and the impact we’ve been having in New York. The article notes that CUF has “quietly emerged as a force in New York politics" and that "CUF has hit its stride in recent years, managing to catch the attention of powerful city officials with its brand of pragmatic, hyper-specific ideas for improving economic mobility.”

Read the full article, "The think tank quietly influencing NY’s top officials," here.