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CUF in the News

	Mile-long under-line market backed for Harlem, Crain's New York Business, July 30, 2010
	'High Line for Harlem' Plan Gains Support, DNAinfo, July 29, 2010
	Report calls for "A High Line for Harlem", The Real Deal, July 29, 2010
	Think Tank Wants Harlem High Line That Isn't Actually a High Line, Curbed NY, July 29, 2010
	Brian Lehrer Show Discusses An Aqueduct Alternative, WNYC, July 20, 2010
	Nonprofit groups make just a handful of dollars off street fairs throughout city, New York Daily News, July 19, 2010
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New York by the Numbers

Economic snapshots of the 5 boroughs

This month's data... This edition of New York by the Numbers reveals that nearly a third of all adult workers in New York City are employed in low-wage jobs. While the percentage of low-wage workers is high across the city, the Bronx is in a league of its own, with 42 percent of the boroughs workers in low-wage jobs.

Getting in the Game

This report finds that the fast-growing video game industry represents a promising opportunity for New York City's economy, but the sector faces significant challenges and still lags well behind established gaming hubs like Seattle, Los Angeles and Montreal.

By Tara Colton

May 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF

Updates

December 2008 Update:

In May, the Center released a study which found that New York City is one of just a handful of cities nationwide to develop a significant cluster of video game firms and argued that, with the right support, this sector could grow further and help the city diversify its economy. One of our recommendations was to create a centralized, online recruiting vehicle for New York's game industry, and the local game community has done just that. In late November, several New York-based game developers launched www.nycgameindustry.com, a website which aims to "properly serve the growing NYC game development community's online needs." The site includes an event calendar, a company and school directory, job listings, discussion forums and more.

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Q&A with NYC-based video game developer Eric Zimmerman , November 13, 2006

RELATED PRESS
Emerging Industries: Stimulus 2.0, by Clark Merrefield, Crain's New York Business, January 13, 2009
NYU launches video gaming degree, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, December 9, 2008
NYC Eyeballs Growing Game Industry, by Leigh Alexander, Kotaku, May 16, 2008
New York Needs to Get Some Game, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC (interview with CUF deputy director Tara Colton), May 13, 2008
Casual developers rule New York, by Michael French, CasualGaming, May 13, 2008
Report: Gaming Industry Could Help City Economy, by Benjamin Sarlin, The New York Sun, May 13, 2008
Study: NYC could get jobs boost from video games, by David Freedlander, amNewYork, May 12, 2008
NYC game development community slowly growing, by Alexander Sliwinski, Joystiq, May 12, 2008
NYC scores low in video games, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, 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
Study: Video Game Industry Promising for NYC Economy, The Associated Press, May 12, 2008
Game City, by Gail Robinson, Gotham Gazette, May 12, 2008
Report: New York City not welcoming to game developers, by Michael Thompson, Ars Technica, May 12, 2008
Can New York Close the Video-Game Gap?, by Sewell Chan, New York Times City Room blog, May 12, 2008
Study: New York City's Game Industry Shows Potential, by James Brightman, GameDaily, May 12, 2008
Game Co.'s Playing to Win but City's a Tough Matc, by Tara Colton, City Limits, May 12, 2008
New York Citys Game Industry Blossoming, Yet Choked By Weeds, by Sean Hollister, GameCyte, May 12, 2008