CUF in the News
is a New York City-based think tank that fuses journalistic reporting techniques with traditional policy analysis to produce in-depth reports and workable policy solutions on the critical issues facing our cities.
New York by the Numbers
Economic snapshots of the 5 boroughs
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FIVE BOROUGH GROWTHWhich zip codes in NYC added the most jobs over the past 10 years? Which lost the most? Our top and bottom five for rate of job creation:Top 5 |
COMMENTARY New York Needs an Olympic-Sized Infrastructure Investment This Off the CUF commentary by the president of RPA points out that China is aggressively expanding its urban infrastructure and argues that officials in the U.S. and New York need to do the same. By Bob Yaro. read more> August 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF 
COMMENTARY A Desirable Option Following up on the Center's "Schools That Work" report, this New York Sun opinion column asserts that Mayor Bloomberg's task force on career and technical education has identified the problems facing CTE, but has not offered enough detail in its plans to address them. By David Jason Fischer. read more> |
Attack of the Chains? Starbucks doesn't top our ranking of more than 150 national retailers with the most chains in New York City. The top 5: July 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF 
COMMENTARY Opportunity Costs This Off the CUF commentary argues that New York City ought to be expanding ESOL programs; however, this year's budget reduces critical city funding for English language instruction by 55 percent. By Tara Colton. read more> July 2008 | DOWNLOAD PDF |
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