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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.
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COMMENTARY
Paying Attention to CitiesBy Jonathan Bowles
After years of federal policies neglecting urban areas, Barack Obama has sent some encouraging signals that he understands their importance. Certainly, New York could use a helping hand. In this commentary for Gotham Gazette, CUF director Jonathan Bowles lays out some ideas for what the president could do to aid New York. Bowles and CUF deputy director Tara Colton also appeared on WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss these ideas.
January 2009
REPORT
51 Things the Obama Administration Should do for New York CityBy Jonathan Bowles, Tara Colton, David Jason Fischer, David Giles and Jim O'Grady
The advent of the Obama administration offers great hope that the period of years, if not decades, when the federal government all but turned its back on the needs of urban communities is finally over. But what exactly should the new president do for New York City? Our new report, 50+1: A Federal Agenda for New York City, lays out 51 specific recommendations for what the Obama administration and the 111th Congress could do to help New York City. The ideas range from taking immediate steps to ensure that the 2010 Census does not undercount New York and providing anti-terror funds to localities based on risk to accelerating the rollout of new air traffic control technology to reduce flight delays.
REPORT
Coney Island VisionsWhat is novelist Jonathan Lethem's vision for Coney Island? What does the CEO of Copenhagen's Tivoli Gardens think the city should do to reinvigorate Coney? What about New York video game developer Eric Zimmerman? In this new report, 23 influential architects, writers, developers and amusement industry experts from New York and around the world offer their "vision" for Coney Island's future.
REPORT
Getting in the GameBy Tara Colton
This report finds that the fast-growing video game industry represents a promising opportunity for New York City's economy, but the sector faces significant challenges and still lags well behind established gaming hubs like Seattle, Los Angeles and Montreal.
TRANSCRIPT
Harnessing Brooklyn's Creative Capital: The Impact of Self-Employed Creative Professionals on the Borough's EconomyThe full transcript from the Center and BEDC's March 5 forum which examined the size and scope of the self-employed creative sector in Brooklyn, the unique challenges facing these professionals and public and private sector strategies for supporting this part of the borough's economy. Panelists included Scott Adkins, Pauline Barfield, Sara Horowitz, and Michael Kelly.
REPORT
A Bumpy RideBy Tara Colton
This new report finds that cultural trolleys hold promise in raising the profile of arts institutions outside of Manhattan, but a lack of marketing funds and operational challenges means most trolley programs have not yet boosted attendance at local cultural venues.
Q & A
Q&A with NYC-based video game developer Eric ZimmermanBy Jonathan Bowles
New York is a global creative hub, home to an unmatched number of creative people and scores of businesses in industries from film to advertising. But where does the city stand when it comes to the video game industry, one of the nations fastest growing creative fields? To find out, read the Centers latest Q&A, with Eric Zimmerman, CEO and co-founder of Tribeca-based Gamelab, the citys largest game development studio.
TRANSCRIPT
Transcript of Creative New York ConferenceOn April 4th, the Center for an Urban Future, the City of New York, the Rockefeller Foundation and the Partnership for New York City co-sponsored Creative New York, a conference at the Museum of Modern Art which brought together more than 200 leaders from New York's creative communities and government to discuss how to keep New York City at the forefront of the world's creative economy.
REPORT
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Addresses New Yorks Creative Community at Creative New York ConferenceMayor Bloomberg announced the creation of a new city office to support nonprofits during a major conference at MoMA convened on April 4th by The Center for an Urban Future, The City of New York, The Rockefeller Foundation and the Partnership for New York City. The conference focused on the findings of the Center's December 2005 "Creative New York" report.
REPORT
Creative New YorkBy Robin Keegan, Neil Kleiman, Beth Seigel and Michael Kane
This groundbreaking report shows that New York's vast creative sector, from arts organizations to ad agencies, is one of the city's most important, and least understood, economic assets.
Q & A
Q&A with Kenneth KnucklesBy Jonathan Bowles
In the first edition of this new monthly online feature, CUF Research Director Jonathan Bowles talks with Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone CEO Kenneth Knuckles about development plans in Harlem, proposed expansion at Columbia University and the future of economic development in New York City.
November 2004
REPORT
Unforced ErrorBy Jonathan Bowles
The absence of any meaningful effort to promote the Flushing section of Queens to the millions of tennis and baseball fans who visit every year represents a missed opportunity to give the neighborhood an economic boost.
August 2004
TESTIMONY
Testimony to City Council: Impact of the Arts on New York Citys EconomyBy Robin Keegan
Center deputy director Robin Keegan addressed the City Council on how arts and cultural development affect the city economy.
February 2003
REPORT
The Creative EngineBy Neil Scott Kleiman and the CUF Reporting Team. Edited by Kristal Brent Zook.
This groundbreaking report by the Center details how arts & culture is fueling economic growth in New York City neighborhoods.
COMMENTARY
Performing MiraclesBy Mark J. Stern
When it comes to neighborhood revitalization, community arts groups have a thing or two to show business.
October 2002
REPORT
Going on with the Show: Arts & Culture in New York City After Sept. 11By Neil Scott Kleiman and Suri Duitch
Lost amidst predictions of mass joblessness, budget deficits and overall economic turmoil has been the plight of arts and culture organizations, which have seen their revenue sources shrivel since the terrorist attack.
REPORT
If You Can Make It Here: the Space Crisis for Arts Groups in New York CityBy Suri Duitch
A special report on real estate issues and the arts, prepared for the New York Foundation for the Arts and included in the NYFA publication "Culture Counts."
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