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Introducing a Universal Child Care Cost Model for New York
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Introducing a Universal Child Care Cost Model for New York
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Watching the Numbers 2026
Watching the Numbers 2026

CNYCA's eighth-year statistical survey monitoring New York City's child welfare system

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Urban Matters
Grief, Grit, and Determination: The Unlikely Odyssey of a Twin Towers Relic to a Wisconsin Town
Grief, Grit, and Determination: The Unlikely Odyssey of a Twin Towers Relic to a Wisconsin Town

In communities around the globe, World Trade Center artifacts have become memorials. This is the story of one of them.

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Reports & Briefs
Income Polarization Redux: NYC’s Wage Gains (Again) Flow to the Top
Income Polarization Redux: NYC’s Wage Gains (Again) Flow to the Top
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Data Spolight | A Demographic and Economic Analysis of New York City’s Family Child Care Provider Workforce

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Covid-19 Economic Impact

Reports & Briefs
Income Polarization Redux: NYC’s Wage Gains (Again) Flow to the Top
Economic Update
Income Polarization Redux: NYC’s Wage Gains (Again) Flow to the Top
Economic Update
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Economic Update
Using the Pension Fund to Close the City’s Budget Gap
Economic Update
Using the Pension Fund to Close the City’s Budget Gap
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In NYC, Waymo Comes to a Stop. What’s Ahead for Driverless Cars?
Economic Update
In NYC, Waymo Comes to a Stop. What’s Ahead for Driverless Cars?
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Officially, NYC Lost 20k Jobs During 2025. Actually, We Gained Just About That Many.
Economic Update
Officially, NYC Lost 20k Jobs During 2025. Actually, We Gained Just About That Many.
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How Slow Job Growth and Trump Policies Portend Deeper Inequality in New York
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How Slow Job Growth and Trump Policies Portend Deeper Inequality in New York
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A U.S. trade war is likely to harm New York City’s recovering economy
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A U.S. trade war is likely to harm New York City’s recovering economy
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Calm before the storm: Upward New York City job, labor force, and population revisions for 2024, but economic turbulence ahead
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Calm before the storm: Upward New York City job, labor force, and population revisions for 2024, but economic turbulence ahead
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State and Federal Education Policy Changes Weigh Heavily on New York City’s Education System
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State and Federal Education Policy Changes Weigh Heavily on New York City’s Education System
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While the Top Three Percent of Wage Earners Get Richer, New York City’s Low Wage Workers Risk Greater Poverty.
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While the Top Three Percent of Wage Earners Get Richer, New York City’s Low Wage Workers Risk Greater Poverty.
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The Pandemic’s Aftermath: A Lingering Jobs Decline For NYC’s Shrinking, Beleaguered Middle Class
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The Pandemic’s Aftermath: A Lingering Jobs Decline For NYC’s Shrinking, Beleaguered Middle Class
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Urban Matters

Urban Matters
Grief, Grit, and Determination: The Unlikely Odyssey of a Twin Towers Relic to a Wisconsin Town
Grief, Grit, and Determination: The Unlikely Odyssey of a Twin Towers Relic to a Wisconsin Town

In communities around the globe, World Trade Center artifacts have become memorials. This is the story of one of them.

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In Sorrow, and Gratitude, A Hospital’s Legacy Endures
In Sorrow, and Gratitude, A Hospital’s Legacy Endures

Years after its closing, the proud legacy of St. Vincent’s Hospital endures.

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‘Separation Strains Families – Maybe Forever’:
‘Separation Strains Families – Maybe Forever’:

In a just world, families wouldn’t have to separate to get the services they need.

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How New York Improved Worker Earnings, Ending a ‘Wild West’ in Food Delivery
How New York Improved Worker Earnings, Ending a ‘Wild West’ in Food Delivery

Another tale of two cities: Why New York’s delivery worker pay standard has worked better than Seattle’s.

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For Your Summer Reading Pleasure: Recent Books from The New School Community
For Your Summer Reading Pleasure: Recent Books from The New School Community

Our annual selection of books to bring to the lake, the beach, or the shaded park bench.

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Why New York City Needs An Office of Family Well-Being
Why New York City Needs An Office of Family Well-Being

It’s time to divorce family support services from New York’s family policing apparatus.

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Their Finest Hour: How St. Vincent’s Hospital Met the AIDS Crisis
Their Finest Hour: How St. Vincent’s Hospital Met the AIDS Crisis

At a time of suffering and despair, a great New York hospital rose to the occasion. 

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Managing the AI Onslaught: Nix Data Center Subsidies
Managing the AI Onslaught: Nix Data Center Subsidies

Local officials have far more bargaining power than Big Tech wants them to believe.

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A Film That Reveals What We ‘Pretend Not to Know’
A Film That Reveals What We ‘Pretend Not to Know’

They do the work that makes everything else in our economy possible. This is their story.

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Seeing Thin Financial Ice Under ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’
Seeing Thin Financial Ice Under ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’

Why more and more moderate-income New Yorkers are using BNPL to meet everyday expenses.

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