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Since 1996, the Center for an Urban Future has weighed in on issues of importance to New Yorkers, fusing journalism and policy analysis to get past the rhetoric and work toward solving real problems. Our studies have gained increasing media attention, putting more momentum behind our agenda for constructive change in the city. Below is a sample of our press coverage over the last several years. For any article you can't link to directly online, please contact a member of the staff and we'll fax or mail you a copy of the article.
New York Needs to Get Some Game, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, May 13, 2008 (interview with CUF deputy director Tara Colton)
Study: NYC could get jobs boost from video games, by David Freedlander, amNewYork, May 12, 2008
Report: Gaming Industry Could Help City Economy, by Benjamin Sarlin, The New York Sun, May 13, 2008
NYC game development community slowly growing, by Alexander Sliwinski, Joystiq, May 12, 2008
Casual developers rule New York, by Michael French, CasualGaming, May 13, 2008
New York City’s Game Industry Blossoming, Yet Choked By Weeds, by Sean Hollister, GameCyte, May 12, 2008
Game Co.'s Playing to Win but City's a Tough Match, by Tara Colton, City Limits, May 12, 2008
Study: New York City's Game Industry Shows Potential, by James Brightman, GameDaily, May 12, 2008
Can New York Close the Video-Game Gap?, by Sewell Chan, New York Times City Room blog, May 12, 2008
Report: New York City not welcoming to game developers, by Michael Thompson, Ars Technica, May 12, 2008
Game City, by Gail Robinson, Gotham Gazette, May 12, 2008
Study: Video Game Industry Promising for NYC Economy, The Associated Press, May 12, 2008
And Survey Says... New Yorkers Don't Got Game, by Dana Rubinstein, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, May 12, 2008
NYC gets low score in video games, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, May 12, 2008
The Ins and Outs of Merger Between Polytechnic, NYU, by Dennis Holt, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, May 2, 2008
As the Economy Worsens: Helping People Find Jobs, by Michelle Chen, Gotham Gazette, April 22, 2008
Bloomberg reshapes city, despite high profile setbacks, by David Freedlander, amNewYork, April 11, 2008
Taxes Cut and Promises Unkept, by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, March 21, 2008
Freelancer's mecca: Self-employed flock to Brooklyn, by Nancie L. Katz, New York Daily News, March 18, 2008
Brooklyn, The Borough: The Two-Bedroom Studio, by Nicole Brydson, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 14, 2008
This Gun for Higher: Brooklyn Freelance Frenzy, by Tom Acitelli, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 11, 2008
For Creatives, a Haven's Becoming a Headache, By Michelle S. Han, City Limits, March 10, 2008
Creatives Flocked to Brooklyn, Where to Next?, by Jen Carlson, Gothamist, March 7, 2008
Real Estate Round-Up, by Jacqui Ryan, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 6, 2008
Freelancers push for own zone, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, March 6, 2008
Creatives Flock to Bklyn, But Are They Endangered?, Brownstoner, March 6, 2008
Creative Brooklynites Gather at Forum, by Matthew Schuerman, WNYC, March 6, 2008
Report: City Should Get Creative If It Wants To Retain Creative Types, by Lysandra Ohrstrom, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 6, 2008
Art as Personal Business in the City: Brooklyn's Creative Freelance Economy, IFTF's Future Now, March 05, 2008
Brooklyn's 'Creative Crescent' In Danger of A Drought, by Lysandra Ohrstrom, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, March 5, 2008
London losing financial bragging rights?, by Jill Barshay, Marketplace, February 29, 2008
New London Tax Law Could Be Boost for New York, by Peter Kiefer, The New York Sun, February 26, 2008
Report: Applause for Mayor's Efforts -- But Construction Still Very White, Male, by Lynsandra Ohrstom, The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, February 13, 2008
Brooklyn Sees Greatest Gain in Number of Creative Freelancers, by Sarah Ryley, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, February 11, 2008
Culture Club, by Richard Lacayo, Time Magazine, January 17, 2008
Pass the Geritol, Sonny: it's Gram-Hattan, 2030!, by Tom Acitelli, New York Observer, January 15, 2008
New York City Sees 6-Percent Jump in Visitors, by David Freedlander, amNewYork, January 14, 2008
Child Welfare Cases Overwhelm Family Court, Report Finds, by Sewell Chan, The New York Times, January 10, 2008
Nixmary Brown Case Fallout Ups Time Kids Spend in Foster Care - Study, by Kathleen Lucadamo, New York Daily News, January 10, 2008
Coming China Tourism Boom Could Fill the City's Coffers, by Thomas Fernandez, The New York Sun, January 8, 2008
Census Shows Many Leaving New York, By Tatyana Gershkovich, The New York Sun, December 27, 2007
Call for Change in New York, Inside Higher Ed, December 18, 2007
Immigrants Would Thrive With More English Classes, by Tara Colton, Newsday, December 16, 2007
The Graying of the City: Young Families Fleeing New York, by Tom Acitelli, New York Observer, December 11, 2007
New York Shopping: Chains and Bargains, by Gail Robinson, Gotham Gazette, December 10, 2007
Rockefeller Foundation Announces First Award Recipients of NYC Cultural Innovation, Reuters, December 6, 2007
Immigrant Retail Biz on Rise, by Jeremy Walsh, Queens Times Ledger, December 6, 2007
Little Odessa: A Russian Mecca That Smells Just Like Home, by Veronika Belenkaya, New York Daily News, December 4, 2007

Out-of-towners Flocking to Ethnic Shopping Districts in Boroughs, by Veronika Belenkaya, Jess Wisloski and Christina Boyle, New York Daily News, December 3, 2007

NY Business Community Says the State’s Competitiveness Is At Risk;
Groups Cite Lack of English Instruction
, by Kelly Chase, The Legislative Gazette, December 3, 2007
Facing A Failure to Communicate, by Paul Grondhal, Albany Times Union, December 1, 2007
Why Don't You Teach English? (Editorial), El Diario/LA PRENSA, November 29, 2007
Teaching English to Immigrants for Economic Development, by Karen Dewitt, North Country Public Radio, November 28, 2007
Inmigrantes Perdidos en la Traducción, by Carmen Villavicencio, El Diario/LA PRENSA, November 28, 2007
English Classes for Immigrants Lag, Groups Say, by Dan Osborn, The Poughkeepsie Journal, November 28, 2007
Help Wanted: Getting NY's Workers the Language Skills They Need, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, November 26, 2007 (interview with CUF associate research director Tara Colton)
ESOL Conference Tuesday in Albany, by Dave Lucas, WAMC Radio, November 26, 2007
Ethnic Enclaves Do Good Business, WNYC, November 14, 2007  
Cultural Districts Pull Customers From Suburbs, by Bradley Hope, New York Sun, November 14, 2007
Are Ethnic Shopping Strips Luring Suburban Customers?, by Sewell Chan, New York Times City Room blog, November 13, 2007
Suburban Shoppers Flock to Ethnic Enclaves, The Real Deal blog, November 13, 2007
Saving Arlington Marsh, by Anne Schwartz, Gotham Gazette, October 29, 2007
Giuliani's Policy Professor, by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The Washington Post, October 26, 2007
A Planned 'Airport Village' Near J.F.K. Finds a Cornerstone, by Terry Pristin, The New York Times, October 24, 2007
Bohemia by the Bay, by Cara Buckley, The New York Times, October 7, 2007  
Nothing Lost in Translation, by Jenalia Moreno, Houston Chronicle, October 2, 2007
Unions Bringing in Out-of-town Muscle, by Tom Fredrickson, Crain's New York Business, September 30, 2007
Flatbush Frolic: 'More Than Just Socks and Sausages,' by Evan Lerner, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 19, 2007
A Think Tank Says Trolley Service Went Off Track, by Donald Bertrand, New York Daily News, September 18, 2007
Trolley's Still Not Boosting Cultural Sites, by Veronika Belenkaya, New York Daily News, September 18, 2007
Jazz Trolley Ranks Best in the City, by Liz Skalka, Queens Tribune, September 14, 2007
The Bronx Trolly Was Rated the Best in Town, by Dorian Block, New York Daily News, September 11, 2007
Marty's Trolley Folly, by Ariella Cohen, The Brooklyn Paper, September 8, 2007
Brooklyn's Tourist Trap (Editorial), The Brooklyn Paper, September 8, 2007
Bronx Trolley Lauded, by Bret Nolan Collazzi, Bronx Times Reporter, September 6, 2007
Report Analyzes Successes, Failures of Queens' Trolleys, by Annmarie Fertoli, Queens Chronicle, September 6, 2007
500 Units of Subsidized Housing Will be Rehabilitated by HPD, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 5, 2007  
The Heart of Brooklyn Sputters, by Matthew Scheurman, "The Real Estate" blog, New York Observer, September 3, 2007
Six-Day Library Service in NYC Lauded, by Norman Oder, LibraryJournal.com, September 3, 2007
Teen Slump, by Justin Cullen and Katie Tidball, Albany Times-Union, September 3, 2007
City of Aspiration, by Joel Kotkin, The New York Times, September 2, 2007
Home-Based 'Spark Plugs,' by Marilee Crocker, Cape Cod Times, September 2, 2007
Silicon Brooklyn: NYU-Polytech Merger Could Bring More Techies Downtown, by Ariella Cohen, The Brooklyn Paper, September 1, 2007
Brooklyn Trolley Re-examines Role, by Sarah Ryley, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 31, 2007
Art Trolleys Fail to Draw Riders: Study, by Nathan Duke, Queens Times Ledger, August 30, 2007
Bibliotecas, Recurso Invaluable Para Inmigrantes, by Jonathan Bowles, El Diario/LA PRENSA, August 29, 2007
Breakthrough For Engineering Sector in the City?, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, August 28, 2007
University Merger May Give City Innovation Lead, The New York Sun, August 28, 2007
NYU-Polytech Merger Could Build NYC Rep: Report, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, August 27, 2007
Giuliani's New Hard-Line Stance on Immigration Draws Skeptics, by Jill Gardiner, The New York Sun, August 15, 2007
The Right Time for New Center (Editorial), Elmira Star-Gazette, August 15, 2007
Fewer Adults Attend College, by Cara Matthews and Bennett Loudon, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, August 14, 2007
Report: Older College Students Face Educational Hurdles, by Cara Matthews, The Journal News, August 14, 2007
Maritime Industries: A Growing Bonanza, by Frank Donnelly, Staten Island Advance, August 12, 2007
'Flushed' With Potential, by Mack Tham, The Queens Gazette, August 1, 2007
Still Working On It: Job Training in NYC, by David Jason Fischer, City Limits, July 2, 2007
City Employment Efforts Improved Since Sept. 11, by Kira Bindrim, Crain's New York Business, June 28, 2007
Make It A Success (Editorial), Staten Island Advance, June 27, 2007
Tech Discovers Dumbo, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, June 24, 2007
Plan to Fund Adult ESL Gains Support, by Alex Silverberg, The Queens Tribune, June 22, 2007
New York Boosts Biotech Industry, WNYC, June 21, 2007
Feds Slash City Youth Jobs Program, by Justin Rocket Silverman, AM New York, June 19, 2007
Island Tops Rest of the City in Connecting Teens with Summer Jobs, Study Says, by Deborah Young, Staten Island Advance, June 19, 2007
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI Radio, June 19, 2007 (interview with CUF Project Director David Jason Fischer)
He Gets It (Editorial), Staten Island Advance, June 19, 2007
City Youth Program Faces Money Crunch, by Kira Bindrim, Crain's New York Business, June 18, 2007
Hotter Summers, Fewer Jobs, by Sewell Chan, The New York Times City Room Blog, June 18, 2007
NYC Missing Big Chance to Build Teens' Careers, by David Jason Fischer, City Limits, June 18, 2007
Politician Wants Federal Grants for English Classes, by Nicholas Hirshon, The New York Daily News, June 14, 2007
A New Standard for Affordable Theater, by Kate Taylor, The New York Sun, June 14, 2007
Huddles Classes Yearning to Learn Free, by Miriam Jordan, Wall Street Journal, June 12, 2007  
Rockefeller Foundation Launches Arts Fund, by Kira Bindrim, Crain's New York Business, June 13, 2007
Cost of JFK Attack, by Carrie Melago, New York Daily News, June 4, 2007
Attention Immigrants: Thanks For Your Hard Work. Now Leave., by James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, May 25, 2007
Immigration Agreement a Move Forward, But How Far?, by Marcela Sanchez, The Washington Post, May 25, 2007
Breaks for Big Businesses, by Steven Josselson, Gotham Gazette, May 21, 2007
City Nixes Pride Street Fair Move, by Steven Weinstein, The New York Blade, May 11, 2007
Teaching Adults to Read, Write Helps Their Kids, Our Economy, by Robert Mahar and Kevin Smith, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 9, 2007
There's No Shortage of People Plotting the Borough's Future, by Karen O'Shea, Staten Island Advance, May 6, 2007
Cultivating a New Ethnic Mix, WCPN Radio, May 4, 2007 (interview with CUF Director Jonathan Bowles)
Tube Socks Time: The Street Fairs Cometh, The Gowanus Lounge, May 3, 2007
As Cost Of Living On Island Increases, Young Adults Leave, by Poppy Harlow, New York 1, April 26, 2007
Staten Island Wants Ideas to Keep its Residents, by Jen Chung, Gothamist, April 26, 2007
Staten Island Wants You, New York Magazine Daily Intelligencer, April 26, 2007
Staten Island Considers New Plans to Keep Its Youth from Leaving, by Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times, April 25, 2007
Study: Staten Island Needs to Develop More Affordable Housing, 1010 WINS, April 25, 2007
Ambitious Vision for Island's Future, by Tom Wrobleski, Staten Island Advance, April 24, 2007
Staten Island Facing Economic Issues: Report, by David Jones, Crain's New York Business, April 24, 2007
Immigrants Boost Cities (Editorial), El Diario/La Prensa, April 7, 2007
Build Worker Skills: A Coordinated Effort is Vital if New York, U.S. Intend to Compete (Editorial), Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, March 27, 2007
Neighborhood Wants San Gennaro to Sleep with Fishes, Gothamist, March 26, 2007
Immigrants Face Severe English Class Shortages, by Adam Phillips, Voice of America, March 14, 2007
The Future City: The Issues, by Rhea Saran, New York Resident, March 13, 2007
Immigrant Entrepreneurship, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, March 12, 2007 (interview with CUF director Jonathan Bowles)
Immigrant Life and the Streets of New York, by James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, March 12, 2007
Good News for Upstate Businesses, by G. Jeffrey Aaron, Elmira Star-Gazette, March 4, 2007
Demand for English Lessons Outstrips Supply, by Fernanda Santos, New York Times, February 27, 2007
Investment in Workforce is Needed (Editorial), El Diario/La Prensa, February 27, 2007 
Study: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Boost Economy, by Tony Cox, NPR's News and Notes, February 27, 2007
Immigrants: The Unsung Heroes of the U.S. Economy, by Renuka Rayasam, U.S. News and World Report, February 26, 2007
New York State Worker Training Funds Cut, by Tom Fredrickson, Crain's New York Business, February 26, 2007 
Renewing City's Biz, by Phyllis Furman, New York Daily News, February 26, 2007
The Trouble With HUD, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, February 23, 2007
Amnesty-Plus Bill Just Might Solve Illegal Immigration, by Roger Hernandez, Ventura County Star, February 23, 2007
Immigrant-Run Businesses Flourish, by Richard Gentilviso, The Queens Gazette, February 21, 2007
Economic Group Head Seeks 'Master Plan', by Stephannia F. Cleaton, The Staten Island Advance, February 21, 2007
Annual Event A Major Stage for Business Networking, by Barton Horowitz, The Staten Island Advance, February 21, 2007
Enterprising Immigrants, by Hilary Potkewitz, Crain's New York Business, February 18, 2007
Boro Immigrant Business Sees Rapid Growth Since '94, by Stephen Sirling, Queens Times Ledger, February 15, 2007
State's Li'l Schools Deserve Big Support, by Errol Louis, New York Daily News, February 15, 2007
BofA Banks on Illegal Immigrants (Editorial), Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2007
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI Radio, February 13, 2007 (interview with CUF Director Jonathan Bowles)
Immigrants Use Skills, Hard Work To Find Success (Editorial), The Yuma Sun, February 13, 2007
Immigrant Affairs, by Emily Bryson York, Los Angeles Business Journal, February 12, 2007
Immigrants Drive Most Small-Business Start-Ups, by Gabriela Rico, Tucson Citizen, February 8, 2007
Indians, Other Immigrants Key Players in Growth of U.S. Cities, Indo-Asian News Service, February 8, 2007  
Caribbean Immigrants Start Businesses Less Than Others, Study Finds, Hardbeatnews, February 8, 2007
Study Shows Immigrants 'A Real Engine' For Growth, by Edward Iwata, USA Today, February 7, 2007
Immigrants Driving Growth, by Bart Jones, Newsday, February 7, 2007
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Shape a New Economy, by Nina Bernstein, The New York Times, February 6, 2007  
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: A Tour of One Ethnic Enclave (video), by Nina Bernstein and Adam B. Ellick, The New York Times, February 6, 2007 
Inmigrantes Impulsan la Economía Local, by Eva Sanchis, El Diario/La Prensa, February 6, 2007  
Tapping Immigrant Entrepreneurs/Aprovechando a Empresarios Inmigrantes (Editorial), El Diario/La Prensa, February 6, 2007
The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs, by Kerry Miller, Business Week, February 6, 2007
Immigrants Key to Economic Growth in NYC, Other Urban Areas, The Associated Press, February 6, 2007
Immigrants Lead as NYC Entrepreneurs, by Cindy Rodriguez, WNYC, February 6, 2007
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Ignite Economy, by Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com, February 6, 2007
City Residents Battle 'Cookie Cutter' Street Fairs, by Gary Shapiro, The New York Sun, February 1, 2007
Critics See Low Percentages in Schumer's '50% Solution', by Jill Gardiner, The New York Sun, January 24, 2007
Criticism and Praise Offered for Departing Welfare Chief, by Timothy Williams, The New York Times, December 29, 2006
Board 1 Approves 12 Street Fairs for 2007, by Richard Gentilviso, The Queens Gazette, December 27, 2006
Predicting the Big Stories In 2007, Gotham Gazette, December 18, 2006
Help More Immigrants Learn English, by Tara Colton, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, December 10, 2006
In Bronx, Job Statistics Paint a Complex Picture, by Timothy Williams, The New York Times, December 9, 2006
SIEDC Commissions Think Tank to Study Island's Economic Needs, by Carolyn Rushefksy, Staten Island Advance, December 7, 2006
Staten Island Business Leaders Commission Study Of Island's Future, by Amanda Farinacci, New York 1, December 6, 2006
New Report Calls On Spitzer To Increase Funding for ESOL, Sing Tao Daily, November 20, 2006
State ESOL Programs Fail To Keep Pace With Immigrant Population, The River Reporter, November 16, 2006
Report: N.Y. Falls Short In Literacy Classes, by Gary McLendon, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, November 15, 2006
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI Radio, November 15, 2006 (interview with CUF Associate Research Director Tara Colton about Lost In Translation report)
"Lost In Translation" Study Finds Immigrant Population Underserved by English Programs, The Journal News, November 14, 2006
Opponents of City Subsidies Fret Over Deal with MetLife, by Charles V. Bagli, New York Times, November 14, 2006
A Pro-Business City Policy Backfires on a Few, by Terry Pristin, New York Times, October 11, 2006
The Many Faces of Poverty: Disconnected Youth, by David Jason Fischer, Gotham Gazette, September 25, 2006
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI Radio, September 19, 2006 (interview with CUF Project Director David Jason Fischer)
Rising Stars: 35 Under 40, by Courtney McCleod, City Hall News, September 19, 2006
Metlife Plans a Return to Midtown From Queens, by Charles V. Bagli, The New York Times, September 15, 2006
Trade Center Area Still Feels Affects of 9/11, by Randi F. Marshall, Newsday, September 10, 2006
Art Scenes Duel Across the Atlantic, by Jill Gardiner, New York Sun, September 7, 2006
A Neighborhood Goes Up for Sale, by Corky Siemaszko, New York Daily News, August 31, 2006
Lola Staar Founder Talks About Coney Island, by Robert Guskind, The Gowanus Lounge, August 30, 2006
A Governor From The City?, by Edward-Isaac Dovere, City Hall News, August 21, 2006
The Blandness of the Asphalt Fairground, by Francis X. Clines, New York Times, August 12, 2006
This Socks, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, August 11, 2006 (interview with CUF director Jonathan Bowles about "Rethinking New York's Street Fairs" report)
Fair Too Average, by Timothy Fleming, Brooklyn Downtown Star, August 10, 2006
Time To Curb One-Way Street Fairs, by Lenore Skenazy, New York Daily News, August 9, 2006
All's Not Fair In Street Fairs, Group Claims, by Thomas J. Lueck, New York Times, August 7, 2006
Study Claims Street Fairs Are Too Generic, by Julie Walker, WNYC, August 7, 2006
Better Fare for the Fair?, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, August 7, 2006
Study Slams NYC Street Fairs, by Michael Clancy, AM New York, August 7, 2006
Tube Socks, Funnel Cake and Fruit Smoothies: NYC Street Fairs Are "Generic," by Jen Chung, Gothamist, August 7, 2006
On Transient Retailing in NYC: Hold the Tube Socks!, Curbed, August 7, 2006
Study Says New York Street Fairs Are All the Same, by Karen Matthews, Associated Press, August 6, 2006
Report: Street Fairs Don't Reflect City's Uniqueness, New York 1, August 6, 2006
City Looks Abroad To Boost Business, by David Lombino, New York Sun, July 14, 2006
The Middle Class Is Missing, by Alan Berube, New York Daily News, July 9, 2006
Factories Have No-Ware To Go, by Jimmy Vielkind, New York Daily News, June 25, 2006
The (Possible) Future of New York, by Justin Rocket Silverman, AM New York, June 23, 2006
New Dawn for Manufacturing in Sunset Park, by Matthew Grace, "The Real Estate" blog, New York Observer, June 15, 2006
Cityscape Public Affairs, WFUV Radio, June 10, 2006 (interview with CUF Project Director David Jason Fischer about "Chance of a Lifetime" report)
Upward Mobility, For the Other Half, by David Jason Fischer, New York Times, June 7, 2006
Olympic Sites Become Topic of Hot Debate, by David Lombino, New York Sun, May 11, 2006
Down But Not Out; We Can Help Unemployed Youth Get Jobs -- If We All Do Our Job, by Errol Louis, New York Daily News, May 5, 2006
Report: Workforce Shortage Looming, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, May 5, 2006
NYC Could Face High Shortage of Workers: Report, by Tom Fredrickson, Crain's New York Business, May 4, 2006
Park Slope Canal, by Ariella Cohen, The Brooklyn Papers, April 29, 2006
Top Ten Big Ideas for Staten Island, by Tom Wrobleski, Staten Island Advance, April 26, 2006
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI Radio, April 26, 2006 (interview with CUF Associate Research Director Tara Colton about "Ready Or Not" report)
Is Manhattan Losing Its Mojo?, by Lenore Skenazy, New York Daily News, April 23, 2006
How To Make It In NYC As An Artist, by Jonathan Mandell, Gotham Gazette, April 11, 2006
Innovation, NYC Style, by Elizabeth MacBride, Crain's New York Business, April 10, 2006
City Works to Keep "Cultural Capital" Title, by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC, April 6, 2006
New York City Is Establishing an Office to Support Arts Groups, by Sewell Chan, The New York Times, April 5, 2006
Mike Pushes Nonprofits; City Needs Creative Interests, Mayor Sez, by Greg Wilson, New York Daily News, April 5, 2006
Creative Thinking To Keep Arts Industry In New York, by Farnoosh Torabi, New York 1, April 5, 2006
Mayor Gathers Group To Discuss How To Keep City at Vanguard of Cultural World, by Liz Peek, New York Sun, April 5, 2006
A Creative Process; Gothamites Train Eyes on Brain Drain, by Steven Zeitchik, Variety, April 5, 2006
Panel Looks to Halt City's Creative Drain, by Amy Zimmer, Metro New York, April 5, 2006
Advocates For the Poor Place Hopes In Next Governor's Hands, by Kelly Smith, The Legislative Gazette, March 28, 2006
Ipod Thefts Fueling Juvenile Crime; More Kids Are Facing the Judge, by Adam Lisberg, New York Daily News, March 27, 2006
MSG In Tax Tussle; Won't Move If Not Exempt, by Lore Croghan, New York Daily News, March 26, 2006
Gotham Mulls Artist Aid; Orgs Host Creative New York Conference at MoMA, by Elizabeth Guider, Variety, March 23, 2006
Let's Remember Nixzmary; Overloaded System Needs A Big Fix to Prevent Another Tragedy, by Errol Louis, New York Daily News, March 21, 2006
Stem Cell Research: Medical Miracle or Moral Morass?, by Gail Robinson, Gotham Gazette , March 20, 2006
Census Shows Sunbelt Grows More Than City, by Russell Berman, New York Sun, March 16, 2006
Growing Woes in Family Court, by Adam Lisberg, New York Daily News, March 16, 2006
Fed Survey: Average Inflation-Adjusted Family Incomes Drop in 2004, by Martin Crutsinger, The Journal News, February 24, 2006
In Ratner's Shadow, by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC, February 13, 2006
In New York City, Still Going Strong, by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, January 22, 2006
Abused Child's Murder A Crisis for Bloomberg, by Jason Horowitz, New York Observer, January 17, 2006
More of the Young and Hip Fight Urban Urge, by Haya El Nasser, USA Today, December 29, 2005
Spitzer's Aspirations, New York Sun, December 28, 2005
Creatives Are Being Priced Out of Gotham, by Elizabeth Guider, Variety, December 23, 2005
Creative Brain Drain in New York?, by Jennifer Steinhauer, International Herald Tribune, December 21, 2005
Let's Let Artists Re-Create City, by Phillip Morris, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 20, 2005
The Bulletin, The London Times, December 20, 2005
Are Journalists Underpaid?, by Daniel Gross, Slate, December 20, 2005
City Risks Losing 'Creative Core,' Study Says, by Russell Berman, New York Sun, December 19, 2005
Predicting the Big Stories in 2006, Gotham Gazette, December 19, 2005
New York City Losing Its Creative Edge, New York 1, December 18, 2005
New York, Once A Lure, Is Slowly Losing the Creative Set, by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, December 18, 2005
Huge Windfall for Transit Wish List, by Russ Buettner, Heidi Evans, Robert Gearty, Brian Kates, Greg B. Smith and Richard T. Pienciak, New York Daily News, December 11, 2005
Billions In Liberty Bonds Go Unspent, by Russ Buettner, Heidi Evans, Robert Gearty, Brian Kates, Greg B. Smith and Richard T. Pienciak, New York Daily News, December 8, 2005
Ratner Sends Gehry To Drawing Board, by Matthew Schuerman, New York Observer, December 5, 2005
Battle Over Bronx BJ's Store, by Tommy Fernandez, Crain's New York Business, November 21, 2005
WTC Fixup Tops Agenda, by David Saltonstall, New York Daily News, November 10, 2005
What the Next Mayor Must Do, by Jonathan Bowles, New York Daily News, November 9, 2005
Grand Theft Jobs, by Tom Robbins, Village Voice, November 8, 2005
New Leaders? Outsiders Are In, by Clyde Haberman, New York Times, November 8, 2005
Mayor Plans Tough Stand in New Term, by Anne Michaud, Crain's New York Business, November 7, 2005
Bronx Telecom Firm Is Hot To Wire City, by Tommy Fernandez, Crain's New York Business, November 7, 2005
Giuliani Guide Is Bloomberg Gadfly, by Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, October 25, 2005
Transforming Bronx Terminal Market, but at a Steep Price, by Charles V. Bagli and Robin Shulman, New York Times, October 24, 2005
The Real Issues in the 2005 Mayoral Race, by Mark Berkey-Gerard, Gotham Gazette, October 17, 2005
Beep Boosts Bronx; Obstacles Loom, by Erik Enquist, Crain's New York Business, October 10, 2005
Taking Credit for Rebound That Remade City Economy, by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, October 9, 2005
At CUNY, Giving Workers A Leg Up, by Joseph P. Fried, New York Times, October 2, 2005
Campaign 2005: Real Estate Boom; Corporate Developments; Immigrant Entrepreneurs, by Mark Winston Griffith, Gotham Gazette, September 21, 2005
Campaign 2005: Real Estate Boom; Corporate Developments; Immigrant Entrepreneurs, by Mark Winston Griffith, Gotham Gazette, September 21, 2005
Developer Has Mixed Record in Brooklyn, by Andrea Bernstein, WNYC, September 13, 2005
Gentrification No Longer Just A Four-Letter Word, by Tommy Fernandez, Crain's New York Business, September 5, 2005
Three Sectors Hold Most Promise; Distribution, Food Processing Are Tops; Boroughs Need To Do More With Tourism, by Tom Fredrickson, Crain's New York Business, September 5, 2005
Message Is Mixed for Mike's Economy; Analyzing the Bloomberg Mayoralty, by Dave Saltonstall, New York Daily News, August 29, 2005
Bronx finally getting Verizon Internet technology, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, August 30, 2005
Message is Mixed for Mike's Economy, by David Saltonstall, New York Daily News, August 29, 2005
Officials Defend Actions to Keep Goldman Sachs Downtown, by Patrick McGeehan, New York Times, August 12, 2005
Campaign 2005: Long-Term Issues Facing the Arts in NYC, by Jonathan Mandell, Gotham Gazette, August 2005
Mayor Pursues Plans Outside Manhattan, and Even Critics Applaud, by Charles Bagli, New York Times, July 11, 2005
Industrial Policy Has Design Flaws: Zones to provide low rents, long leases won't prevent residential conversions, other uses, by Judy Temes, Crain's New York Business, July 11, 2005
For Keyspan Park neighbors, wealth hasn't spread, by Randi F. Marshall, Newsday, June 26, 2005
Air cargo war heats up, by Tommy Fernandez, Crain's New York Business, June 20, 2005
Mike’s Angry Men Bloodied, Beaten, Stadium Team Mad , by Ben Smith, New York Observer, June 13, 2005
Another Big Idea Brought Down By Politics , by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times, June 7, 2005
Tough-love chancellor restores CUNY prestige , by Judy Temes, Crain's New York Business, June 6, 2005
Analyst: Mayor's Bronx Market Deal Shows His Hubris , by Julie Satow, New York Sun, June 2, 2005
New York is an arena for world's best companies, Western Morning News (Plymouth, UK), May 19, 2005
Weiner Sets the Pace , by Tom Robbins, Village Voice, April 26, 2005
CUNY Sheds Reputation as "Tutor U" , by Jon Marcus, National CrossTalk, Spring 2005
The Five Best Big-City Mayors , by Nancy Gibbs, Time, April 25, 2005
I’ve warmed up to condo fever, by Lenore Skenazy, New York Daily News, April 5, 2005
Has Bloomberg delivered on jobs? , by Dan Janison, Newsday, February 7, 2005
After long delay, city finds biotech formula, by Kerry Murtha, Crain's New York Business, February 7, 2005
Facing Unemployment , by Josh Brustein, Gotham Gazette, February 7, 2005
E-Credit where credit is due , by Ben Smith, "The Politicker" blog, January 21, 2005
New York’s Broadband Gaps , by Laura Forlano, Gotham Gazette, January 21, 2005
Hunts Point not up to business cyberspeed , by Bill Egbert, New York Daily News, January 18, 2005
Hangups over phones , by Hugh Son, New York Daily News, January 6, 2005
Maxing Out East, by Aaron Karp, Air Cargo World, January 5, 2005
The California Stem-Cell Gold Rush , by Robert Kolker, New York, January 3, 2005
Manhattan wages higher , by Randi F. Marshall and Tania Padgett, Newsday, December 30, 2004
Low pay, few benefits and inadequate raises have many workers scrambling to keep up , by Randi F. Marshall, Newsday, December 19, 2004
What Will the Big Stories Be in the New Year? Fifth Anniversary Edition, Gotham Gazette, December 17, 2004
Six Nabes Broadband Black Holes, New York Daily News, December 8, 2004
Wal-Mart Confirms Interest in NYC, by Daniela Gerson, New York Sun, December 8, 2004
Down and Internet Out in NYC, Information Week (blog), December 2, 2004
The Cost of Making Ends Meet, by Sandra Tan, Buffalo News, December 1, 2004
Out of the High-Speed Cyberspace Loop, by Tommy Fernandez, Crain's New York Business, November 29-December 5, 2004
Shhh, Don't Say 'Poverty', by Bob Herbert, New York Times, November 22, 2004
"Working Poor" Struggle to Survive on Earnings, by Amy L. Ashbridge, Oneonta Daily Star, November 22, 2004
America underneath New York, by Mariano Aguirre, openDemocracy, November 18, 2004
The Working Poor, by Linda Ostreicher, Gotham Gazette, November 18, 2004
Jets Stadium Foes Have Big Problem With Dolan Family, by Ben Smith and Blair Golson, New York Observer, November 17, 2004
State of Poverty, Albany Times-Union, November 12, 2004
Many Face Tough Times in New York, by Erik Kriss, The Post-Standard (Syracuse), November 12, 2004
Report: Quarter of Working Families Struggle, by Jerry Gleeson, The Journal News (Westchester), November 12, 2004
New York's Working Poor Are Losing Ground, Report Indicates, by Leslie Kaufman, New York Times, November 11, 2004
Workers Struggle to Make Ends Meet, by James M. Odato, Albany Times-Union, November 11, 2004
Educating All New Yorkers at CUNY, Gotham Gazette, September 27, 2004
Getting to the Airport, by Joshua Brustein. Gotham Gazette, September 20, 2004
Ethnic Food, Anyone? After Tennis, Flushing Calls by Lydia Polgreen. New York Times, September 2, 2004
Flushing hopes for Open call, by Donald Bertrand. New York Daily News, August 31, 2004
To Flee or Not To Flee Is N.Y. Question, by Alex Pasternack. New York Sun, August 12, 2004
Republican Convention Puts Many in NYC on Edge, by Tatsha Robertson. Boston Globe, August 9, 2004
GOP to drop in on Democratic N.Y., by Anna Badkhen. San Francisco Chronicle, July 18, 2004
When It Positively Has to Be There Fast, J.F.K. Loses Ground, by Lydia Polgreen. New York Times, July 10, 2004
Report: N.Y. College System ‘Job-training Powerhouse’ , by Sheri Bohigian. Community College Week, May 10, 2004
Adult ed, job training take honors at CUNY, by Kathleen Lucadamo. New York Daily News, April 21, 2004
Aid for Immigrants: Lending Entrepreneurs a Hand, by Tania Padgett. Newsday, March 18, 2004
Immigrant Businesses (From Gallbladder Importers to T-Shirt Vendors) Are Called Vital, by Nina Bernstein. New York Times, March 12, 2004
Industries That Got Away, by Jaime Adame and Mark Berkey-Gerard. Gotham Gazette, March 8, 2004
Report: NY Job Training Program Flawed, by Randi F. Marshall. Newsday, December 18, 2003
On the Set at Navy Yard, It's Hollywood vs. a Blue-Collar Past, by Glenn Collins. New York Times, December 15, 2003
For a Hospital Campus, New Research Buildings, by Elsa Brenner. New York Times, November 23, 2003
Learning from L.A., by David Halle. Gotham Gazette, October 6, 2003
Back to the Future, by James Traub. New York Times, October 5, 2003
NY Will Pay for Ignoring Costs, by Alair Townsend. Crain's New York Business, September 29, 2003
No More Wall Street Welfare, by Lenore Skenazy. New York Daily News, September 28, 2003
Think Tank Dares to Bear Bad News, by Benjamin Smith. New York Sun, September 23, 2003
NYC's Warped Economy, by Nicole Gelinas. New York Post, September 22, 2003
City Faces Severe Challenges to Economic Growth, by Jonathan Bowles.Newsday, September 19, 2003
Strastospheric Subsidies -- Or Back To Basics? by Neal Peirce, Washington Post, September 15, 2003
The Future of New York. New York Observer, September 15, 2003
Small is Beautiful: Wall Street Ain't the Answer to N.Y.'s Woes, Study Says. Barron's, September 15, 2003
Two Years On. The Economist, September 11, 2003
Enhance NYC: Build Businesses Beyond Manhattan. Newsday, September 10, 2003
Study: NY Economy Needs New Agenda, by Randi F. Marshall. Newsday, September 9, 2003
City Is Told to Abandon Its 'Doomed' Tactics of Encouraging Growth, by Janny Scott. New York Times, September 8, 2003
Pataki's School Panel is Just Another Con Job, by E.R. Shipp. New York Daily News, September 6, 2003
Job Training That Works, and It's Free , by Steven Greenhouse. New York Times, August 10, 2003
Labor Rallies Around Retraining, by Ellen Ullman. Crain's New York Business, August 4, 2003
City Ties Unemployment Services to Needs of Businesses , by Jennifer Steinhauer. New York Times, July 18, 2003
City’s Jobless Need All the Help They Can Get , by David Jason Fischer and Neil Scott Kleiman. Newsday, April 30, 2003
Think Tanks, by Joshua Brustein. Gotham Gazette, March 29, 2003
State Dribbling Disaster Money To Close Budget: Pataki Takes Credit for $650 Million in FEMA Funds, by Andrea Bernstein. New York Observer, February 17, 2003
Questions Abound on West Side Development , by Jospeh Dolman. Newsday, February 12, 2003
Grand Vision for Remaking the West Side , by Charles V. Bagli. New York Times, February 10, 2003
Smiling All the Way to a Deficit , by Clyde Haberman. New York Times, February 4, 2003
Differing Approaches Mark Pataki, Bloomberg , by Jordan Rau. Newsday, January 10, 2003
Governor's Stance on Taxes Dangerous for City, Lawmakers Say. New York Sun, January 10, 2003
Governor Pledges to Make Lower Manhattan, by Seanna Adcox. Newsday, January 9, 2003
Small Business Leaders Meet With City Leaders At Economic Summit, by NY1 staff. New York 1 online, December 2, 2002
Arts Struts Through the 'Hood: Major Study Shows Culture as NYC Neighborhoods' Economic Engine. Backstage, November 25, 2002
Your Taxes at Play... For the Knicks by Joyce Purnick. New York Times, November 18, 2002
More Trouble in Chinatown as Job-Training Effort Fails, by Daisy Hernandez. New York Times, November 17, 2002
From Middle Class to the Shelter Door, by Leslie Eaton. New York Times, November 17, 2002
Taxed Off. New York Post, November 17, 2002
Groups Urge Link of Arts, NY Economy: Grant program challenges groups to use culture for revitalization. Crain's New York Business, November 11, 2002
Budget Crisis Threatens NYC's Image, USA Today, November 2, 2002
Airport-Related Business Here Hit Hard by 9/11, Costing 10,000 Jobs, by Randy Kennedy. New York Times, October 25, 2002
New Report: JFK, LaGuardia Airports Still Hurting One Year After 9/11 by NY1 Staff. New York 1 Online, October 25, 2002
East River tolls could float without Albany's OK , by Michael Saul. New York Daily News, October 23, 2002
More of Those in Foster Care are Teenagers, Report Says, by Leslie Kaufman. New York Times, October 18, 2002
Creating Jobs, and Filling Them, by Bonnie Potter. Gotham Gazette, October 7, 2002
For Job Seekers, an Edge (a Sharp One), by Leslie Eaton. New York Times, August 25, 2002
Workforce Remedies Outlined, by Randi L. Marshall. Newsday, August 20, 2002
Jobs Study Points to CUNY, by Frank Lombardi. New York Daily News, August 19, 2002
Another Disappointing Year From Albany, by Jonathan Bowles. Gotham Gazette, July 22, 2002
Mike Has the Right Idea on Welfare Reform, by David Jason Fischer (op-ed). Newsday, June 11, 2002
Patting a Back Can Be Painful if It's Yours, by Clyde Haberman. New York Times, May 18, 2002
Rookie Mayor Shows Promise. New York Post. April 10, 2002
Pledge to Aid Big Business, by Katia Hetter. Newsday, March 21, 2002
The $67 Million Question, by David Jason Fischer. Gotham Gazette, March 21, 2002
Report Claims State is Shortchanging NYC Financially. Associated Press, April 3, 2002
Staying or Not, Wall St. Giants Could Reap Aid, by Charles V. Bagli. New York Times, March 21, 2002
A Think Tank for all Occasions, by Eric Siegel, Baltimore Sun, February 4, 2002
New York Museums Struggle With Lower Subsidies, Reduced Budgets by Nina Siegal. Bloomberg News, January 16, 2002
Bloomberg urges firms headed to N.J. to stay in city, by Randy Diamond. The Record, January 2, 2002
Playing the "Jersey Card," Firms in Manhattan Compare Incentives, by Charles V. Bagli, New York Times, December 28, 2001
A Fighter at Heart: Rudy never mild in pursuit of goals, by Robert Polner. Newsday, December 23, 2001
Flailing After 9/11, by Martha Hostetter. Gotham Gazette, December 2001
City Needs a System to Retrain the Jobless, by Neil Scott Kleiman (op-ed). New York Daily News, November 26, 2001
N.Y. Financial Core Wobbles from Attacks' Economic Hit, by Michael Powell. Washington Post, November 26, 2001
Survival of the Arts. New York Times editorial, November 20, 2001
Need to Resume School Outings, Levy Says by Elizabeth Hays. New York Daily News, November 20, 2001
Cultural Lifeblood Of City Still Reeling By Paul H.B. Shin. New York Daily News, November 19, 2001
Arts Groups Reeling From Downturn After Attack by Robin Pogrebin. New York Times, November 18, 2001
Bloomberg's Plan to Rebuild, by Katia Hetter. Newsday, November 8, 2001
Study: Job-training Policy Cost City, by Robert Polner. Newsday, November 5, 2001
Report Urges Stronger Ties From Pre-K Through College by John Gehring. Education Week, July 11, 2001
A Model CUNY Program Makes the Grade, by Neil Scott Kleiman (op-ed). Newsday, June 28, 2001
CUNY's Standing Taller, by E.R. Shipp. New York Daily News, June 17, 2001
CUNY Vastly Improved, Think Tank Says by Paul H.B. Shin New York Daily News, June 13, 2001
New Study Says CUNY is Improving Education Standards. New York One News, June 12, 2001
New York Fund So Far Ventures Nothing, by Ianthe Jeanne Dugan. Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2001
Money Talks, But Jobs Keep Right on Walking. Barron's, February 26, 2001
The City's Tax Break Policy is a Waste, by Jonathan Bowles (op-ed). Newsday, February 21, 2001
Corporate Welfare Costly Flop for City, by Jim Dwyer. New York Daily News, February 8, 2001
LaGuardia, JFK Growth is Outpaced, by Warren Woodberry, Jr. New York Daily News, October 16, 2000.
Study: City Needs Better Job-Training Programs, by A.J. Connelly. Staten Island Advance, August 10, 2000.
CUNY Learns Lesson in Linking to Business, by Charles Keenan. Crain's New York Business, August 7-13, 2000.
Job Training Programs Rapped, by Frank Lombardi. New York Daily News, August 10, 2000
Growing Pains: NYC Garment Shops Out, Dot-Coms In, by Rob Waters. The Industry Standard, July 10-17, 2000.
Mixed Reviews For NYC Welfare Dept. Zatsocom, April 6, 2000
High-Tech Boom Putting City Rents Out of Reach for Many Manufacturers, by Martin Mbugua. New York Daily News. February 29, 2000.
The Quiet Revolution That's Helping Business by Neil Kleiman. Bridge News. February 8, 2000.
A Different Approach to Development, by Eileen AJ Connelly. Staten Island Live and the Staten Island Advance, January 29, 2000.
Will the Boom Bust? by Neil Scott Kleiman. Gotham Gazette, January 24, 2000.
Cutoff of Parental Rights Climbs, by JoAnne Wasserman. New York Daily News, January 19, 2000.
Make Room for Factories, by Jonathan Bowles & Adam Friedman. Daily News op-ed. September 16, 1999
CUNY to Boost Job Training. Crain's New York Business, July 12-18, 1999
 
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