"Retaining New York's Young Families"
A Center for an Urban Future Policy Symposium

Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 
150W17TH (formerly The Rubin Museum)
150 West 17th Street

To attend in-person, RSVP via this link.
To watch the livestream, RSVP via this link.

New York’s enduring appeal to young people remains one of the city’s greatest strengths—and in today’s talent-based economy, it presents a massive opportunity to set the city up for years of future economic success. But to fully capitalize on this opportunity, city policymakers will need to take concrete steps to make sure New York can do far better in holding onto young people as they age into their thirties and start families. Indeed, in recent years, few cities have suffered as large an exodus of young families.

This forum will discuss concrete policies, strategies, and investments that are needed to help New York retain and attract families—including ideas for addressing the city's housing crisis, reducing the cost of childcare, and other actions that would make New York more affordable and attractive to families. The latest in our year-long series of policy forums focused on actionable solutions for keeping New York competitive in the post-pandemic economy, this unique policy symposium will include:

• A fireside chat with NYCEDC President & CEO Andrew Kimball
• 3-minute “idea pitches” from several candidates running for mayor. Confirmed so far:
  • Adrienne Adams
  • Brad Lander
  • Zohran Mamdani
  • Scott Stringer
• And high-level panel discussions about what’s needed to retain young families in NYC, featuring:
  • ​Kirk Goodrich, President, Monadnock Development
  • Jesse Hertzberg, Venture Capitalist and former CEO of Livestream
  • Kelly Escobar, Managing Director, Early Childhood, Robin Hood
  • Winston Fisher, Partner, Fisher Brothers; CEO, AREA15
  • Pratap Ranade, CEO and Co-founder, Arena

Details
Thursday, May 8, 2025
8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (doors open at 8; program begins at 8:45)
@ 150W17TH (formerly The Rubin Museum)
150 West 17th Street

To attend in-person, please RSVP via this link. 

To watch the livestream, please RSVP via this link. 

We are committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in our programs. For questions or requests regarding access and accommodation, please contact Stephanie Arevalo at [email protected] at least 72 hours in advance of the program.

This symposium is made possible through generous support from the Fisher Brothers Foundation and Winston C. Fisher. We are also grateful for general support from The Clark Foundation, the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, the Altman Foundation, and ongoing support from a number of other philanthropic funders.