Yesterday marked the beginning of the gradual reopening of New York City’s economy, but there is much policymakers will need to do in the weeks and months ahead to ensure that the city’s economic recovery is inclusive and equitable. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Center for an Urban Future
NYC Nonprofits Facing Steep Financial Losses From The COVID Crisis
Jonathan Bowles, Executive Director, Center for an Urban Future
We thought you might be interested in a new report my colleagues and I at the Center for an Urban Future published yesterday. Continue Reading →
Transit Failures Will Derail Tourism From Harlem To Hollis
Crains NY reports that New Yorkers’ biggest annoyances are probably tourists and the subway—but all three depend on one another, a new think-tank report found. Continue Reading →
Harlem Born And Queens Boro President Helen M. Marshall Dies
The NY Times reports that Harlem’s Helen M. Marshall, a New York Democrat who was the first African-American to be elected Queens borough president, died on Saturday in California. She was 87. Continue Reading →
Study Shows National Retail Chains Increase Footprint In Harlem
The presence of national chain retailers — such as Starbucks, Subway and 7-Eleven — has increased in Harlem, according to a new study from the Center for an Urban Future. Continue Reading →
HW Pick: Black Girls CODE Establishes Office At Google
Crains New York reports that International nonprofit Black Girls CODE has established a permanent presence in New York City with an office at Google’s Chelsea headquarters. Continue Reading →
