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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.

Transit Overload

This edition of New York by the Numbers provides a station-by-station examination of the growth in subway ridership between 1998 and 2008 and a borough-by-borough analysis of bus ridership changes. It reveals that the largest gains in transit ridership occurred outside of Manhattan.

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Bloomberg touts F express, by Gary Buiso, Brooklyn Times Ledger, August 6, 2009
Would You Stand on Planes for Cheaper Tickets?, by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic Online, July 22, 2009
Bronx boro's bus & subway lines overloaded with new commuters - report, by Dorian Block, New York Daily News, March 16, 2009
Brooklyn's Franklin Ave. train gets 'C' for long waits & delays, by Sarah Kaufman & Veronika Belenkaya, New York Daily News, March 16, 2009
Hope on the Horizon?, by Virginia Backaitis, New York Post, March 16, 2009
Smith's doomsday Dems: State Senate leaders must act to save the MTA, Editorials, New York Daily News, March 15, 2009
Bus ridership booming as transit officials eye route cuts, by Lisa Colangelo, New York Daily News, March 11, 2009
Transit Overload for Brooklyn, Brownstoner, March 11, 2009
Subway and bus ridership balloons, by Noah Rosenberg, The Queens Courier, March 11, 2009
Outer borough riders cram subways: report, by Patrick Arden, Metro, March 10, 2009
These Stops Are Rail Hot, by Tom Namako, New York Post, March 10, 2009
F train subway stop at Lexington Ave. and 63rd St sees 777% growth in riders in last decade, by Pete Donohue, New York Daily News, March 10, 2009
Subway traffic, by Ben Smith, Ditmas Park Blog, March 9, 2009
Report: Most Subway Stops More Crowded Since '98, Some Ridiculously So, by Roy Edroso, The Village Voice Blog, March 9, 2009
Public transportation growing rapidly across nation, including on Staten Island, Staten Island Advance, March 9, 2009
Harlem, Boroughs Win, WNYC News Blog, March 9, 2009