economic opportunity
Impact - August 2019
State Creates Fund to Diversify film and TV Industries, Echoing CUF’s RecommendationsA first-of-its-kind fund will provide workforce development opportunities to New Yorkers from all backgrounds to prepare for jobs in the fast-growing entertainment fields. The new fund builds on CUF's 2015 research on the demographics of New York City's creative sector which showed that just 29 percent of New Yorkers employed in creative occupations were non-white.
Impact - May 2019
CUF Research Influences Legislation to Support Older EntrepreneursCUF's September 2018 report showing that a growing number of New Yorkers over 50 are quietly but purposefully turning to entrepreneurship sparked the creation of new legislation aimed at supporting this population.
Impact - February 2019
CUF Research Leads to Plan to Hold For-Profit Schools More Accountable StatewideDuring his 2019 State of the State address, Governor Cuomo announced several proposals to hold for-profit schools more accountable, sparked in part by CUF’s research, including the 2018 policy briefs Keeping New York's For-Profit Colleges on Track and Deeper in Debt: For-Profit Schools Driving Student Loan Default in New York.
Impact - January 2019
CUF Research Sparks Plan to Expand Apprenticeship Programs in New York StateDuring his 2019 State of the State address, Governor Cuomo announced a new initiative to expand apprenticeships statewide, including several key recommendations drawn directly from CUF’s 2018 report on The Promise of Apprenticeships in New York.
Impact - June 2018
CUF Shapes State College Success ProposalThe New York State Senate introduces a bill to boost funding for the state’s most effective college completion initiative, CUNY ASAP, following the recommendations in CUF's recently published report.
Impact - June 2017
CUF Inspires Mayor de Blasio’s 100,000 Good Jobs PlanCUF has been the leading organization calling attention to the need for middle class job creation in New York City. The de Blasio administration’s 100,000 good-paying jobs plan follows several of CUF’s recommendations to increase the number of quality jobs in New York City.
Impact - June 2017
CUF Recommendation Leads to Bill on Nightlife ReformThe New York City Council Committee on Consumer Affairs held a hearing on a package of initiatives to support New York’s nightlife industry, many of which CUF called for in an April 2017 op-ed.
Impact - June 2017
CUF Research Influences City’s 2018 BudgetCUF has long studied the importance of New York City’s public libraries and the challenges facing the city's seniors. Mayor de Blasio and the City Council's 2018 budget followed our recommendations to include infrastructure investments for branch libraries and increased support for the city's aging population.
Impact - April 2017
CUF Recommendation Leads to $335M Budget Boost for NYCHACUF’s Caution Ahead report and subsequent op-ed called on policymakers to repair crumbling facades at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) buildings. The de Blasio administration's FY18 executive budget includes $355 million in new money to do just that.
Data - March 2017
The Unkindest Cuts: New York Has the Most to Lose if the NEA Is AbolishedThe Trump administration's plans to dismantle the National Endowment for the Arts will hurt hard-working artists across the country. Nowhere will these cuts be felt more deeply than in New York City, which receives one out of five NEA grants, worth $15.5 million in 2016. These funds support everything from major museum exhibitions to upstart performance groups, and, above all, good jobs for thousands of New Yorkers.
