NEW YORK
June 2015
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3
A DECADE OF CHANGE
Neighborhood changes, rising rents and technology spark
anxiety and excitement
17
SOURCES OF STRENGTH
Talent, money and media make New York a global
creative capital
27
33
36
ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES
New York Citys chief barriers to variety and diversity
36
41
RECOMMENDATIONS 54
22 achievable ideas for strengthening New York
Citys creative sector
ENDNOTES 64
6.1%
5.5%
5.4%
5.2%
4.3%
2.8%
Creative Sector
Information
Educational
Services
Professional,
Scientific, and
Technical
Services
Total NYC
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) database, Bureau of Labor Statistics. This chart compares our definition of the citys creative sector, which combines industry employment with self- and occupational employment, to NYCs largest industries as identified by their two-digit NAICS codes.
Creative industries have been among the fastest growing segments of NYCs economy over the last
decade, outpacing traditional economic drivers such as finance and insurance and legal services.
53%
33%
26%
24%
24%
17%
12%
0.1%
-5%
Film &
Television
Architecture
Performing
Arts
Advertising
Visual Arts
Applied
Design
Legal
Services
2013
Workers employed in
businesses in creative
industries
188,033
216,110
Self-employed workers in
creative industries
44,111
46,255
28,626
33,390
Total
260,770
295,754
Major City
2003
2013
Growth
Austin
8,223
11,547
40%
Portland
8,759
10,657
22%
188,033
216,110
15%
San Francisco
22,745
25,895
14%
Nashville
10,904
11,841
9%
Houston
19,741
21,053
7%
Los Angeles
207,233
202,072
-2%
Boston
21,125
19,729
-7%
Seattle
22,306
20,794
-7%
District of Columbia
Washington DC
31,788
28,802
-9%
Chicago
66,216
58,552
-12%
Miami
20,671
18,049
-13%
Denver
11,998
10,081
-16%
Dallas
29,718
24,763
-17%
Phoenix
21,773
17,660
-19%
San Diego
20,873
16,787
-20%
Minneapolis
22,826
17,722
-22%
Philadelphia
14,882
11,236
-24%
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
In every creative core industry, New York Citys share of national employment has increased since 2003.
2003
2013
17%
15%
15%
12%
11%
9%
10%
11%
10%
8%
10%
8%
8%
9%
8%
6%
7%
5%
7%
5%
Source: Economic Modeling Specialists International (EMSI) database. This chart measures New York Citys share of the nations business employment in
the ten sectors of the creative core.
2013
Percent
Change
Bronx
3,598
3,691
3%
Brooklyn
18,851
30,140
60%
Manhattan
220,185
242,496
10%
Queens
15,282
16,735
10%
Staten Island
2,853
2,694
-6%
NYC
260,770
295,755
13%
Nonprofit Boom
Cultural nonprofits multiplied in every borough from 2005 to 2015. While the majority are located in Manhattan
(2,894 in 2015), the fastest growth was in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens.
Manhattan
Bronx
139
2,894
0%
40%
Staten
Island
Queens
420
80%
112
120%
Brooklyn
659
160%
Source: National Center for Charitable Statistics. Includes only active nonprofits (i.e. those that are both registered and filed a Form 990 within the last 24
months).