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CUF in the News

	Illiteracy takes a toll on job-hunting New Yorkers; jail also a big drawback, New York Daily News, February 8, 2010
	Joblessness and the Skills Gap, Huffington Post, January 28, 2010
	Boro has most low-wage workers in city: Study, Queens Times Ledger, January 28, 2010
	In Kingsbridge: Will Derailing a Bad Project Lead to a Good One?, Gotham Gazette, January 22, 2010
	Boro immigrants make gains, New York Post, January 21, 2010
	Policy group urges retooling of Columbia plan, The Real Deal, January 21, 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.

Trouble Brewing

This Off the CUF commentary by the co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery details his firms unsuccessful four-year saga to find new space in the five boroughs and calls on policymakers to provide more support for small manufacturers in the face of gentrification, rezoning of industrial areas and rising real estate prices.

By Steve Hindy

June 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF