The Partnership is dedicated to mobilizing private sector resources and expertise to advance New York City’s standing as a global center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation.
WHO WE ARE
The Partnership for New York City mobilizes private sector resources and expertise to advance New York City’s standing as a global center of economic opportunity, upward mobility, and innovation. It is a nonprofit organization whose 330 members are preeminent business leaders and companies that employ more than 1 million New Yorkers. The Partnership serves as an honest broker between business, government, and the civic sector to achieve a more inclusive and vibrant economy.
COVID-19 Recovery
Throughout the pandemic, the Partnership has been the primary source of communication and cooperation between business and government officials managing the city and state’s response to COVID-19. It has played a key role in advising government on policies and regulations for closing and reopening the economy as well as providing resources to support equipment, testing, and vaccination administration needs. The Partnership and the coalitions it forged during the pandemic have developed new programs to inform and accelerate recovery, including:
72%
of employees want to participate in the city’s recovery
4.1M
private sector jobs in July 2023
29K
new businesses created in 2022; 1 in 7 of all the city's businesses started in the past year
Focus Areas
Areas of focus include improving public transportation, creating a world-class life sciences industry cluster, preparing students for the jobs of the future and expanding economic opportunities for all New Yorkers.
How We Work
Our integrated approach includes program activity, research, advocacy, networking, and smart investments. We engage business experts to work with government, academics, and civic leaders to help solve challenges within each focus area. We represent the business perspective in policy discussion, on advisory boards and commissions, in the news media and the public forum.
Programs
The Partnership’s programs are designed to fuel economic growth and to expand opportunities for all New Yorkers to share in the benefits of growth. The Partnership network has helped develop innovative solutions to some of New York City’s most pressing economic and social challenges.
Advocacy
We engage in advocacy at the city, state and federal level to advance public policies that affect the economic fabric of New York City, such as job creation and infrastructure investment.
Research and Policy
Our research and reports serve as a resource for public policy makers, the media and the public. The Partnership conducts economic impact studies, business surveys, and convenes working groups to provide the public sector with the pro bono expertise needed to make smart decisions that encourage inclusive growth of the city economy.
Partnerships
We actively forge public-private partnerships with government, academia, labor, and the nonprofit sectors to advance balanced public policies and legislation that will keep New York strong.