Recent Press
Artists Fight to Save An Upper West Side Church From The Wrecking Ball
The Brian Lehrer Show by WNYC, January 15, 2026
Mamdani Brings Affordability Push to Arts With Pick to Lead Film Office
The New York Times, by Jeffrey C. Mays, January 12, 2026
Manhattan retail vacancies abound despite hype from brokers, biz districts
New York Post, by Steve Cuozzo, January 12, 2026
The arts on Long Island are for you
Amityville Record, by Robert Scott, January 08, 2026
Who’s Minding the Store?
The Broadsheet, January 08, 2026
Urban Agenda: Rising Black Unemployment Demands An Urgent Local Response
New York Amsterdam News, by David R. Jones, January 08, 2026
Vote on 17 Ways That Mayor Mamdani Could Improve New York
The New York Times, by Michael Kimmelman, January 05, 2026
Starbucks CEO Announces a Huge Change to Win Back Customers
Inc. Magazine, by Leila Sheridan, January 05, 2026
Staten Island retail dominated by Dunkin’, which now has 40 locations here, study finds
Staten Island Advance, by Jessica Jones-Gorman, January 03, 2026
10 Questions About Theater in 2026
New York Theatre, by Jonathan Mandell, January 01, 2026
Starbucks Shuts Down Hundreds of Urban Locations Amid Struggles and Competition
SSBCrack, January 01, 2026
Starbucks Shrinks to Grow Again
GlobeSt, by Erik Sherman, January 01, 2026
This major coffee chain closed 400 U.S. locations as part of restructuring, report says
Staten Island Advance, by Scott R. Axelrod, January 01, 2026
Starbucks Has Big Ideas For Their Stores In 2026—Here’s The Plan
Delish, by Sean Abrams, December 31, 2025
Starbucks has decided to close hundreds of its stores.
Haberler, December 31, 2025
Starbucks Has Big Ideas For Their Stores In 2026—Here’s The Plan
Yahoo Finance, by Sean Abrams, December 31, 2025
Beijing Competitor Luckin Coffee Gobbles Up New York Leases After Starbucks Closes Locations
International Business Times, by Daniel Joshua Flores, December 31, 2025
Year in Review 2025: Northeast Queens Part II
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Gannon, December 31, 2025
NYC Council Releases Report Highlighting Legacy of Historic City Council
New York City Council, December 31, 2025
Beijing-based Luckin Coffee eyes Starbucks’ shuttered NYC stores — as even more could be closing
New York Post, by Lisa Fickenscher, December 30, 2025
Starbucks Retreats from Dense Urban Storefront Strategy After Decades of Expansion
Index Box, December 29, 2025
Starbucks Reduces Store Expansion in New York and Los Angeles
El-Balad, December 29, 2025
Starbucks doesn’t want to be on every street in New York and Los Angeles anymore
CNN, by Nathaniel Meyersohn, December 29, 2025
Starbucks to close 400 stores across the US
American Bazaar, by Nileena Sunil, December 29, 2025
Build a fairer, more creative New York
New York Daily News, by Quamid Francis, December 26, 2025
Chain stores shrink footprint across NYC
The Real Deal, by Holden Walter-Warner, December 24, 2025
10 Big Theater Stories of 2025
New York Theatre, December 23, 2025
The Secret To NYC’s Tech Rise? Collaboration
Forbes, by Kate Vitasek, December 23, 2025
A Plan To Pay for Parks
FAQ NYC by The City, December 23, 2025
Broadway and the Affordability Crisis. Stageworthy News of the Week.
New York Theatre, by Jonathan Mandell, December 22, 2025
Number of chain stores across NYC, including Staten Island, decreased in 2025, study says
Staten Island Advance, by Jessica Jones-Gorman, December 21, 2025
Dear Zohran, Don’t Let Art Workers Down
Hyperallergic, by Sami Abu Shumays, December 19, 2025
Starbucks Leads the Way in NYC Closures as Chain Stores Scale Back
Commercial Observer, by Isabelle Durso, December 19, 2025
NYC’s creative industry at risk amid affordability crisis, report finds
6sqft, by Aaron Ginsburg, December 18, 2025
Early Addition: This is a Dunkin’ town now
Gothamist, by James Ramsay, December 18, 2025
Shop drop: These chain stores in NYC are declining as others have shuttered: report
amNY, by Barbara Russo-Lennon, December 17, 2025
The Affordability Crisis for Creative New Yorkers
The Brian Lehrer Show by WNYC, December 17, 2025
Chain retailers continued decreasing NYC store presence in 2025
Chain Store Age, by Zachary Russell, December 17, 2025
Dunkin Tops Starbucks in Manhattan as Chain Stores Contract in NYC
The City, by Greg David, December 17, 2025
Dunkin’ still dominates as city’s chain stores pull back
Crain's New York Business, by Eddie Small, December 17, 2025
The Child-Care Challenge
Dissent, by Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, December 16, 2025
Subways Are for Shopping? A Tough Sell for New Yorkers.
The New York Times, by James Barron, December 16, 2025
With Prices Soaring, Can New York Survive as a Mecca for the Arts?
The New York Times, by Eliza Shapiro, December 15, 2025
As elder care only grows, more oversight needed
Newsday, by The Editorial Board, December 13, 2025
NYCEDC’s 2025 “State of the NYC Economy Report” Shows Resilient Economy with Record Jobs
NYCEDC, December 10, 2025
Federal funding cuts threaten New York City nonprofits, report finds
Philanthropy News Digest, December 06, 2025
Federal funding cuts threaten New York City nonprofits, report finds
Candid, by Philanthropy News Digest, December 06, 2025
City nonprofits struggling amid federal funding cuts, report finds
Spectrum News NY1, by Rocco Vertuccio, December 03, 2025
New report highlights federal funding cuts to nonprofits
Spectrum News NY1, December 02, 2025
Op-ed: The best way for Mamdani to lift workers’ incomes
Crain's New York Business, by Kenneth Adams, December 02, 2025
NYC nonprofits brace for more federal funding cuts after already scaling back programming
Gothamist, by Karen Yi, December 02, 2025
Jefferson’s Ferry breaks ground on new senior living homes
Long Island Business News, by Adina Genn, November 26, 2025
‘The Permanence Agenda’: Paint and Plastic Won’t Deliver Real Street Safety
Streetsblog, by Annie Weinstock, November 24, 2025
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says New York Is Losing Its Edge as ‘Other States Are More Attractive Now’
Yahoo Finance, by Jeannine Mancini, November 22, 2025
It’s Time for Albany to Stand Up to PBMs and Protect Patients
Norwood News, by Adam Agovino, November 15, 2025
How to Lose a Man in 365 Days
Puck, by Peter Hamby, November 11, 2025
My message to Mayor Mamdani
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Katie Denny Horowitz, November 08, 2025
Learn how to make money last a lifetime at WTF! (What the Financial!) event this weekend
amNY, November 06, 2025
High costs dash New York City’s financial dominance
Anadolu Agency, by Gökhan Ergöçün, November 04, 2025
Flushing Meadows Corona Park becoming a neglected treasure
CBS News, by Elle McLogan, October 30, 2025
FMCP allies rally for equitable funding
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Gannon, October 30, 2025
Kalos Health Shutters Amid Medicaid Changes
Hospice News, by Holly Vossel, October 29, 2025
CUNY Chancellor Matos Rodríguez Delivers the 2025 State of the University Address
CUNY News, October 29, 2025
NYC tech education in today’s AI age
New York Daily News, by Eli Dvorkin and Loris Toribio, October 20, 2025
NY’s three-kid families are going extinct. Here’s how I do it in a one-bed
The Times, by Will Pavia, October 16, 2025
Ceasefire Working
Reason Magazine, by Liz Wolfe, October 10, 2025
Who Can Afford Three Kids in New York City?
The New York Times, by Eliza Shapiro, October 09, 2025
Long Island’s creative spark deserves investment
Long Island Herald, October 09, 2025
Flushing Meadows Corona Park infrastructure neglected and failing, study finds
CBS News, by Elle McLogan, October 08, 2025
NYCEDC Announces Operators of NYC AI Nexus to Advance Applied AI Venture Creation and Equitable AI
NYCEDC, October 07, 2025
OTI Celebrates Digital Inclusion Week with Festivities at Civic Hall
NYC Office of Technology and Innovation, October 06, 2025
Arts economy grows, but funding lags on Long Island
Long Island Business News, by Adina Genn, October 02, 2025
Jobs in Long Island arts sector grew by 21% in last decade, but funding remains a challenge
Newsday, September 30, 2025
Eighth Avenue corridor in New York City, known for homeless and drug activity, needs attention
Newsday, by John Asbury, September 28, 2025
We are ending NYC’s tech digital divide
New York Daily News, by Matthew Fraser, September 27, 2025
A Unique Moment to Transform 8th Avenue — Can New York Seize the Chance?
W42ST, by Phil O'Brien, September 26, 2025
New Yorkers For Parks Releases “Parks 2030” Platform Urging Next Mayor To Usher In New Era For City’
Harlem World Magazine, September 25, 2025
BronxArtSpace and the Fight for Affordable Creativity in NYC
City Limits, by Nick Baumstein, September 22, 2025
Nassau seniors see poverty rise as older population surges
Long Island Press, by Larissa Fuentes, September 16, 2025
Fresh Meadows nursing home changes hands for $23M
Crain's New York Business, by Ethan Geringer-Sameth, September 12, 2025
Mayor Adams Launches Chromebook Initiative to Equip 350,000 NYC Students
stupidDOPE, by LeVar Thomas, September 10, 2025
NYC, T-Mobile to Distribute 350K Chromebooks to K-12 Schools
GovTech, September 10, 2025
A Nicer Park, But Not Too Nice
Curbed, by Justin Davidson, September 09, 2025
350K NYC Students Will Receive Free, Brand-New Laptops This School Year: Mayor
Patch, by David Luces, September 08, 2025
Adams announces free Chromebooks for 350,000 NYC students this school year
Bronx Times, by Emily Swanson, September 08, 2025
Mayor Adams to Distribute 350,000 Free, Brand-New Chromebooks With Internet Access to Students
Office of NYC Mayor Eric Adams, September 08, 2025
NYC to give students 350,000 Chromebooks
StateScoop, by Sophia Fox-Sowell, September 08, 2025
This school year, end the city’s digital divide
New York Daily News, by Derrick Lewis, September 05, 2025
Dealing with details for FMCP’s future
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Gannon, September 04, 2025
New City Council-Backed Scholarship Aims to Boost Ranks of Much-Needed Social Workers
The City, by Katie Honan, September 03, 2025
Report: Over 60% of LI Seniors Live in Poverty
Long Island Life & Politics, by Hank Russell, September 03, 2025
Record LI aging population faces rising poverty, new report says
Long Island Business News, by David Winzelberg, September 02, 2025
Mamdani’s Plan Faces ‘Incredible Challenges’ and Misses ‘Urgent Needs,’ Say Experts
Documented, by April Xu, September 02, 2025
Long Island’s elderly population is growing, and so is the group’s poverty rate, report finds
Newsday, by Olivia Winslow, August 31, 2025
ICE ramps up recruitment efforts
WLIW, by Olivia Winslow, August 29, 2025
‘NYC’s most underappreciated park’: Flushing Meadows Corona Park is underfunded and underused
Queens Daily Eagle, by Ryan Schwach, August 28, 2025
Report says a great park can be better
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Gannon, August 28, 2025
I On Politics
Queens Gazette, August 27, 2025
Evening Under the Sphere: The Alliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park Announces 2025 Gala
The City Life Org, August 27, 2025
NYC Expands ‘Neighborhood Tech Help’ Pilot Program to Bronx and Upper Manhattan
Vision Times, by Todd Crawford, August 26, 2025
