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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.

Return of the Chains

Our second annual ranking of national retailers in New York City finds that over 30 percent of the retailers from last year's report actually expanded their presence in the city in the past year, despite the sour economy. Dunkin' Donuts tops our list for the second straight year, with a staggering 429 stores. The list includes a breakdown of 277 national retailers that have two or more stores in NYC, broken down by every borough and zip code.

by Jonathan Bowles, Joshua Rinaldi and Marc Shavitz

August 2009 | DOWNLOAD PDF

The top 10 in 2009:

Dunkin' Donuts: 429

Subway: 361

McDonald's: 258

Starbucks: 258

Duane Reade: 229

Baskin-Robbins: 207

Rite Aid: 195

Radio Shack: 115

GNC: 110

Sleepy's: 108

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Attack of the Chains?, July 31, 2008

RELATED PRESS
Little Chains That Could... And Still Do, by Patrick McGeehan, The New York Times, June 6, 2010
Chained to Staten Island, by Catherine Curan, The Real Deal, June 2, 2010
Vacant storefronts ending up in chains, by Sally Herships, Marketplace, September 21, 2009
Commercial rent regulation bill is stuck in limbo, by Patrick Hedlund, The Villager, September 14, 2009
Astoria shrugs off downturn's worst, by Amanda Fung, Crain's New York Business, September 6, 2009
Retailers Take a Chance on a Mall in the Bronx, by Jane L. Levere, The New York Times, September 1, 2009
National retailers flocking to Queens despite slowdown, by Anna Gustafson, Queens Village Times, August 28, 2009
More national chains opening in Queens, by AnnMarie Costella, Queens Chronicle, August 27, 2009
New York City Continues to Turn Into Cleveland; News from the Center for an Urban Future, by Adam Hanft, Huffington Post, August 21, 2009
Study shows Queens is home to second largest number of national chain stores in the city, by Lisa L. Colangelo, New York Daily News, August 20, 2009
Study shows 101 Dunkin' Donuts shops lead pack of chain stores operating in Brooklyn, by Jake Pearson, New York Daily News, August 20, 2009
Study shows that Dunkin' Donuts leads pack of chain stores operating in the Bronx with 60, by Tanyanika Samuels, New York Daily News, August 20, 2009
Dunkin' Donuts Still Biggest Chain In City, NY1 News, August 19, 2009
NYC's Chains Growing, Not Even Killer Economy Can Stop Them, by John Del Signore, Gothamist, August 19, 2009
By the numbers: Staten Island national retail chains, by Peter N. Spencer, Staten Island Advance, August 19, 2009
Despite downturn, chains still growing, by Amy Zimmer, Metro, August 19, 2009
Retail chains show strength with growth in the city, By Garett Sloane, AM New York, August 19, 2009
Dunkin' Donuts, other chain stores booming in city despite recession, by Jake Pearson, New York Daily News, August 19, 2009
Despite poor economy, nearly a third of top retailers expand in NYC, The Real Deal, August 18, 2009
Despite Recession, Large Retail Chains Expand in City, by Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times City Room Blog, August 18, 2009
Cheap rents spur retail expansion, By Adrianne Pasquarelli, Crain's New York Business, August 18, 2009
National retailers grow on Staten Island, in other boroughs, Staten Island Advance, August 18, 2009
Chain Gang! Or, Where The Chain Stores Are, Curbed, August 18, 2009
Chains Expand in NYC Despite Downturn, by Paul Bubny, GlobeSt.com, August 18, 2009
Dunkin' Fantastic, by Ilya Marritz, WNYC, August 18, 2009