Brooklyn residents and leaders from the business, nonprofit, higher education and political sectors gathered last week to tackle a pressing question: What policy ideas can make Brooklyn more affordable and better positioned for future growth?

The symposium, held at NYU Tandon School of Engineering at MetroTech Center, was based on a March 2024 report by the nonpartisan think tank Center for an Urban Future . The report, “50 Ideas for a Stronger and More Equitable Brooklyn,” highlights the borough’s booming tech and creative economy and notes that Brooklyn is outperforming the city’s other boroughs in the post-pandemic recovery.

Still, high living costs and a lack of in-demand job skills are keeping many residents from benefiting from that growth. The report found that more than 5

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