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CUF in the News

	Will East Harlem's La Marqueta Rise Again?, Grub Street New York, August 19, 2010
	Deal to Put Slots at Aqueduct Paves Way for a New York City Casino, The New York Times, August 12, 2010
	Local Biz Booster, New York Daily News, August 11, 2010
	The truth about commercial rent control, Crain's New York Business, August 10, 2010
	Spinning It Bloomberg Style, Huffington Post, August 9, 2010
	Group says state should 'step back' and dump plan for Aqueduct racino, New York Daily News, August 8, 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.

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New Visions for New York Street Fairs

New York City street fairs need a makeover. But just what should be done to improve these much-maligned staples of summer? This report features the visions of 25 architects, urbanists, artists, developers and other innovative thinkers, including the founders of successful public markets like the New York City Greenmarket, Union Square Holiday Market and Brooklyn Flea, as well as the creator of Chowhound.com, the organizer of Red Hook Food Vendors and musician David Byrne.

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Karen Brooks Hopkins

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Jonathan Marvel

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Nonprofit groups make just a handful of dollars off street fairs throughout city, by Erin Einhorn, New York Daily News, July 19, 2010
How street it is, for kings of the fair as producers get lion's share from cookie-cutter fests, by Erin Einhorn, New York Daily News, July 18, 2010
Getting Rich Off Street Fairs?, by Anne Kadet, Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2010
Brian Lehrer Show Discusses Improving NYC Street Fairs, WNYC, July 2, 2010
Are Street Fairs Really Fair for Local Vendors?, WNYC, June 24, 2010
Attack of the Tube Socks, by Dan Collins, Huffington Post, June 23, 2010
Brian Lehrer Show Discusses Better NYC Street Fairs, CUNY TV, June 23, 2010
Will There Be A Street Fair (R)Evolution?, by Jen Chung, Gothamist, June 20, 2010
We'll slash foul fairs: Mike, by David Seifman, New York Post, June 19, 2010
Critics' fair bawl, by Jennifer Fermino, New York Post, June 18, 2010
No More 'Cookie Cutter' Street Fairs In Manhattan?, WCBS TV, June 18, 2010
City Officials Seek To Revamp Street Fairs, NY1 News, June 18, 2010
Study says street fairs are too dull, too frequent, by James Comtois, Crain's New York Business, June 17, 2010
How Do You Get New Yorks Street Fairs Past Fried Dough?, by Noah Kazis, Streets Blog, June 17, 2010
A New Report Offers New Visions for New York's Street Fairs, by Rebecca Marx, The Village Voice, June 17, 2010
Samba show? Artisans? Group reimagines NYC fairs, by Samantha Gross, Albany Times Union, June 17, 2010
The Pushcart Market Celebrates Vendors Instead of Fines Them, by Keysha Whitaker, New York Press, June 11, 2010
Street fair vendors kick the corporations, by Adrianne Pasquarelli, Crain's New York Business, June 10, 2010