CUF in the News
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TROUBLE BREWINGThe Brooklyn Brewery’s frustrating search for a site to expand its operations in Brooklyn begs the question: is there still a place for light manufacturing businesses in New York City?This Off the CUF commentary by the co-founder of the Brooklyn Brewery details his firm’s 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. read more> Off the CUF is a new monthly series of in-depth commentaries written alternatively by Center staff and outside experts. |
REPORT UPDATE Staten Island 2020 Update In April 2007, the Center published Staten Island 2020, which made a series of recommendations about how to grow and diversify the borough’s economy. This update shows that, one year later, many of the report’s recommendations are on their way to being implemented. read more> 
REPORT Schools That Work This new report finds that New York City's long overlooked and under-funded career and technical education high schools might hold the key to improving citywide educational outcomes and ensuring a steady stream of skilled workers for local employers. By David Jason Fischer. read more> May 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF |
COMMENTARY Recipe for Growth This Off the CUF commentary urges city economic development officials to support the creation of additional kitchen incubators, which give food entrepreneurs something that's often impossible to find in New York: a licensed commercial kitchen at affordable rates.By Mark Foggin. read more> June 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF 
REPORT Getting in the Game New York City is one of just a handful of cities nationwide to develop a significant cluster of video game firms. The study shows that the number of gaming firms in the five boroughs has spiked in recent years and concludes that New York has tremendous potential to cultivate a larger game industry, which could lead to hundreds, if not thousands, of new jobs and help the city diversify its economy. By Tara Colton. read more> May 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF |
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