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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.

Manhattan's Declining Share of New York City Jobs

This edition of New York by the Numbers shows that over the last 50 years, Manhattan has been gradually loosening its grip on the private sector jobs in New York City. In 1958, the borough accounted for 67.6 percent of all non-government jobs in the city. But by 2008 its share had fallen six percentage points to 61.6 percent. The other four boroughs, meanwhile, have experienced a slow but steady increase in their share of jobs.

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RELATED PRESS
BK slice of job mkt. grows, by Gary Buiso, Brooklyn Times Ledger, July 9, 2009
Study shows Bronx not getting its share of city's private sector jobs, by Benjamin Peim, New York Daily News, July 7, 2009
Brooklyn Registers Modest Private-Sector Job Recovery, The Brooklyn Eagle, July 1, 2009
Manhattan Job Market Loses Ground, by A.G. Sulzberger, New York Times City Room Blog, June 17, 2009
Real Estate, Take Notice! Manhattan's Share of Private-Sector Jobs Declines, Brooklyn's Increases, by Molly Fischer, The New York Observer, June 17, 2009
Brooklyn Gains Private-Sector Jobs; Manhattan Shows Decline, The Brooklyn Eagle, June 17, 2009
Manhattan's Share of NYC Jobs Falling, by Henry Goldman, Bloomberg News, June 17, 2009