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Impact - December 2025
"The think tank quietly influencing NY’s top officials"Crain's New York Business recently published this in-depth profile of the Center for an Urban Future (CUF), titled “The think tank quietly influencing New York’s top officials.” The article noted 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.”
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Impact - March 2025
CUF inspires City Council proposals to bolster minority businesses & support CUNY’s adult learnersDuring her 2025 State of the City address, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams announced four new policies directly inspired to boost support for the city's minority-owned businesses and adult learners at CUNY.
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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.
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Impact - January 2025
CUF Catalyzes New Investment in CUNY ACEGovernor Hochul’s FY 2026 budget proposal includes $20 million to expand CUNY ACE and ASAP—college success programs that have been largely city-funded until now. This state investment reflects CUF’s research urging greater state support to scale these proven initiatives boosting graduation rates.
Impact - July 2024
CUF Influences New York City’s FY2025 BudgetNew York City adopted its FY2025 budget, which includes includes several restorations and investments inspired by the Center for an Urban Future’s recent research and recommendations, including restoration of CUNY's budget and funding for key opportunity programs, establishing a human services-focused fellowship, restoring funding for adult literacy programs, including ESOL, and bolstering the capacity of CDFIs.
Impact - June 2024
CUF report inspires City Council hearing on improving outcomes for CUNY transfer studentsA recent CUF report on improving outcomes for CUNY’s transfer students directly inspired a City Council hearing held by the Committee on Higher Education. CUF Editorial and Policy Director Eli Dvorkin provided lead testimony, recommending new and baseline investments in CUNY’s transfer student initiatives.
Impact - April 2024
CUF Inspires Key Proposals in City Council’s FY2025 Budget ResponseIn April, the City Council released its FY2025 budget response. Several of the Council's proposals align with recent research and recommendations from the Center for an Urban Future, including investments in CUNY Reconnect and CUNY ACE, training teachers in computing education, increasing support for underresourced entrepreneurs, and bolstering adult literacy and older adult services.
Impact - December 2023
CUF sparks the expansion of CUNY 2X TechMayor Adams announced $10 million in funding to expand CUNY 2X Tech to five new campuses at the City University of New York. A pair of reports published by CUF called to expand this critically important program in order to boost CUNY’s effectiveness as a springboard into technology-powered careers.
Impact - January 2023
CUF Inspires Mayor's Proposals in State of the City AddressMayor Adams delivered his second State of the City address and announced three key proposals to help New Yorkers get ahead that were directly inspired by the Center for an Urban Future’s recent research and policy recommendations, including launching an Apprenticeship Accelerator, expanding CUNY 2X Tech, and connecting New Yorkers with disabilities to jobs.
