Recent Press
Maybe it’s time for upstate cities to be more innovative?
InnovationTrail, by Matthew Leonard, August 16, 2013
Real-Estate Firms Boost Hiring in City
Wall Street Journal, by Laura Kusisto, August 15, 2013
More and More commuters working in the outerboroughs: Data
amNew York, by Dan Rivoli, August 13, 2013
Documenting the Dwindling Number of Manhattan Bodegas
Wall Street Journal, by Lana Bortolot, August 06, 2013
De Blasio targets homegrown New York tech talent with a development ‘windfall’
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, August 05, 2013
Why Don’t More Cities Tax Based on Value of Land Rather Than What You Put On It?
Next City, by Bill Bradley, August 05, 2013
Surge of new businesses being felt across Staten Island
Staten Island Advance, by Tracey Porpora, August 04, 2013
Report: Foreign Seniors Spike in Boro
Queens Tribune, by Luis Gronda, August 01, 2013
Dispute Grows Tense Over Community Garden in Queens
Wall Street Journal, by Derek Kravitz, August 01, 2013
Color Zen throws spotlight on city’s games scene
Crain's New York Business, by Judith Messina, July 31, 2013
City Agencies Prepare To Deal With Staten Island’s Aging Immigrant Population
NY1, by Amanda Farinacci, July 31, 2013
Community Center Aims to Address Needs of Shifting Demographics in Queens
Forest Hills Patch, by Nathan Duke, July 30, 2013
Advocates Say Agencies Should Better Serve City’s Large Number Of Foreign-Born Seniors
NY1, by Agnes Chung, July 29, 2013
The Rising Number of Older Immigrants
WNYC Brian Lehrer Show, by Anna Sale, July 29, 2013
Grapevine
NJBIZ, July 29, 2013
Weiner’s Most Dangerous Fetish?
The Brooklyn Rail, by Theodore Hamm, July 26, 2013
New Report Reveals Large Senior Immigrant Population in the Big Apple
WFUV, by Ann Pierret, July 25, 2013
Queens boasts largest number of immigrant seniors in the city: study
New York Daily News, by Tanay Warerkar and Lisa L. Colangelo, July 25, 2013
Op-Ed: Taking Care of New York City’s Graying Immigrants
Next City, by Christian González-Rivera, July 25, 2013
Poverty Looms Large for City’s Aging Immigrant Population, Study Says
New York Times, by Kirk Semple, July 25, 2013
Cornell NYC Tech: Building a Culture for Innovation on Roosevelt Island
MetroFocus | THIRTEEN, by Marisa Wong, July 24, 2013
Jobs, Skills, and Employment: Building a Better Workforce
Council on Foreign Relations, by Edward Alden, July 23, 2013
Wake up, America, Detroit bankruptcy mess could happen in your city, too
Fox News, by Liz Peek, July 22, 2013
New York City’s Culture Will Shape the Next Tech Sector
Harvard Business Review Blog, by Duncan Angove, July 18, 2013
Silicon Alley’s mayor
New York Post, by Adam Lewis, July 17, 2013
Can You Read My Mind Now?
WNYC New Tech City, by Ilya Marritz, July 17, 2013
Skyrocking rents sending apartment hunters to boroughs
Real Estate Weekly, by Holly Dutton, July 17, 2013
Next episode in e-book drama
Crain's New York Business, by Amanda Fung, July 14, 2013
B’klyn tops outer-boro jobs boom
New York Post, by Andy Soltis, July 12, 2013
Need a Job? Come to Brooklyn!
The L Magazine, by Kristin Iversen, July 12, 2013
Innovation and the City
Living Cities, by Jonathan Bowles and Neil Kleiman, July 11, 2013
Private sector jobs dip in Manhattan rise in Brooklyn: Report
amNew York, by Ivan Pereira, July 11, 2013
An Effort to Gather the Best New Urban Policy Innovations in One Place
Atlantic Cities, by Richard Florida, July 11, 2013
Brooklyn Shows Best Growth in Private-Sector Jobs
Wall Street Journal, by Josh Dawsey and Laura Kusisto, July 11, 2013
Life After Bloomberg: Assessing NYC’s Urban Future
Architizer, by Karen Wong, July 03, 2013
Venture’s Competition Crunch: Strategies for Success
CNBC, by Julia Boorstin, June 27, 2013
Urban innovation: Three ideas for Twin Cities, suburbs to consider
MinnPost, by Marlys Harris, June 25, 2013
15 Innovative Policies Any City Would be Wise to Steal
Planetizen, by Jonathan Nettler, June 20, 2013
Post-Bloomberg: Will Innovation in NYC Dry Up?
Governing, by Tod Newcombe, June 19, 2013
Library Vital to Immigrants Squeezed by City Budget
Brooklyn Bureau, by Norman Oder, June 18, 2013
Advocates Offer 15 Innovations For The Next Mayor
NY1 Road to City Hall, June 18, 2013
As Financial Industry Challenges Crowd-Funding Model for Real Estate, Fundrise Eyes New Markets
Next City, by Bill Bradley, June 17, 2013
How to Bid High Housing Costs ADU
NYU Stern Urbanization Project, by Brandon Fuller, June 16, 2013
Bored By the Mayoral Debate? Check Out These Ideas.
WNYC, by Anna Sale, June 14, 2013
An Urbanist Wish List for New York’s Next Mayor
Next City, by Bill Bradley, June 14, 2013
Op-Ed: The city can help you save for college
New York Daily News, by Jonathan Bowles and Neil Kleiman, June 14, 2013
Community colleges produce few graduates
Times Union, by Scott Waldman, June 11, 2013
Study: Only 35% of NYS Community College Students Earn Degree
WKBW-TV, by Mitch Simon, June 10, 2013
It’s Time to Address New York’s Growing Gridlock
Huffington Post, by Steven Cohen, June 10, 2013
Report: Just 27 % graduate Westchester Community College
The Journal News, by Joseph Spector, June 07, 2013
Newsstands Look for Bigger Slice of Retail Pie
Epoch Times, by Ivan Pentchoukov, June 06, 2013
BCC’s 6-year graduation rate ranks 7th in state
Press & Sun-Bulletin, June 06, 2013
NYC Libraries Lag Behind Other Major Cities
Epoch Times, by Genevieve Belmaker, June 04, 2013
Facebook Boosts New York Space With Lease Deal
Wall Street Journal, by Anjali Athavaley, June 03, 2013
A Beautiful Branch
The New Yorker, by Robert Sullivan, June 03, 2013
Tumblr’s instant millionaires look to reinvest
Crain's New York Business, by Matthew Flamm, May 26, 2013
MetroFocus Full Episode: Minimum Wage, Libraries, Salt Sugar Fat
MetroFocus, May 22, 2013
Seven Things New Yorkers Need to Know About the Tumblr Deal
WNYC New Tech City, by Katie Lobosco, Ilya Marritz and Daniel P. Tucker, May 21, 2013
Tumblr provides a rich payday for VCs, founder Karp, early employees
Upstart Business Journal, by Kent Bernhard Jr., May 21, 2013
Yahoo Getting Space at Old Home of The Times
The New York Times, by Charles V. Bagli, May 20, 2013
Venture capitalists in a New York state of mind
Upstart Business Journal, by Kent Bernhard Jr., May 15, 2013
New York Public Library: Why New Yorkers Are Rallying to Save It
PolicyMic, by Jewelyn Cosgrove, May 14, 2013
Mayoral Candidate Bill Thompson Talks to The Brooklyn Ink
The Brooklyn Ink, by Griselda Denise Ramirez, May 14, 2013
New York tech grabs Boston’s lost decade
Crain's New York Business, by Matthew Flamm, May 14, 2013
New York’s venture capital share doubled over the last decade while New England faded: report
New York Daily News, by Phyllis Furman, May 14, 2013
Qns Library could face closures under suggested city budget cuts
Queens Times Ledger, by Karen Frantz, May 11, 2013
New York City Ramping Up Design
Women's Wear Daily, by Rosemary Feitelberg, May 10, 2013
NYC’s First-Ever Design Week Launches Today
WFUV, by Laura Macchiarola, May 10, 2013
Boro libraries face $30M budget cut
Queens Chronicle, by Joseph Orovic, May 09, 2013
New York City’s public libraries need their patrons to stand up against mayoral budget cuts
New York Daily News, by Albor Ruiz, May 08, 2013
Amid Navy Yard’s Ruins, Space for a Comeback in Manufacturing
The New York Times, by Patrick McGeehan, May 08, 2013
Public Institutions In Private Developments: Plans For a Smaller, If Sleeker, Donnell Library Reveal Trade-offs
New York Observer, by Kim Velsey, May 07, 2013
NYC Looks Beyond Wall Street, Funds Design
Epoch Times, by Joshua Philipp, May 06, 2013
Analyzing Challenges Impacting Low-Income Entrepreneurs
NY1, April 30, 2013
Nonstarters (PDF)
New York Daily News, by Phyllis Furman, April 26, 2013
Could Entrepreneurship Help Low-Income New Yorkers Achieve Economic Self-Sufficiency?
New York Observer, by Kim Velsey, April 25, 2013
Op-Ed: Fixing the Start-Up Boom’s Class Bias
Next City, by Jonathan Bowles, April 25, 2013
Low Income New Yorkers Less Likely to Start a Business, Study Finds
WNYC, by Ilya Marritz, April 25, 2013
Op-Ed: Fixing the Start-Up Boom’s Class Bias
Next City, by Jonathan Bowles, April 25, 2013
The Return of Hooverville: The Deepening Crisis of Family Homelessness
New York Observer, by Kim Velsey, April 23, 2013
For Brooklyn PL, Planned Sale of Branches Promises Opportunity, Provokes Concern
Library Journal, by Norman Oder, April 22, 2013
The Bronx is earning! Borough leads city in startup growth
New York Daily News, by Phyllis Furman, April 22, 2013
The Bronx’s Mott Haven lures businesses, residents with low property prices
The Real Deal, by Zachary Kussin, April 15, 2013
As more chains hit the city could mom and pop be in trouble?
amNew York, by Tim Herrera, April 15, 2013
Bronx cheers for biz growth
Crain's New York Business, by Annie Karnie, April 14, 2013
New York increases ranks of low-wage workers
New York Business Journal, April 12, 2013
Low-Wage Jobs Are On the Rise In New York, But Where Can the Poorly Paid Afford To Live?
New York Observer, by Kim Velsey, April 11, 2013
Many New Yorkers Stuck in Low-Wage Work: Study
Wall Street Journal, by Jackie Bischof, April 11, 2013
New high point for low-wage jobs
Crain's New York Business, by Annie Karni, April 11, 2013
The one-hour maximum commute, and other big transit ideas from Christine Quinn
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, April 11, 2013
About a third of New Yorkers earn under $27,000 per year: Study
amNew York, by Tim Herrera, April 11, 2013
Number of Staten Islanders in low-wage jobs spikes to 27.4 percent, study shows
Staten Island Advance, by Judy L. Randall, April 11, 2013
Saving Schools and Libraries by Giving Up the Land They Sit On
New York Times, by Joseph Berger and Al Baker, March 26, 2013
NY: The End of the Digital City?
Huffington Post, by Steve Rosenbaum, March 25, 2013
The Bronx boasts most new businesses
The Riverdale Press, by Melanie Cisse, March 21, 2013
State aids immigrants with free service centers
The New York World, by Gianna Palmer, March 18, 2013
Annual Library ‘Budget Dance’ in NYC Leads to Call for Baseline Funding
Library Journal, by Norman Oder, March 18, 2013
Biz startups booming in Brooklyn: Even during recession entrepreneurs surged
New York Daily News, by Lore Croghan, March 13, 2013
New York’s New Business Boom
MetroFocus | THIRTEEN, March 13, 2013
Study: New businesses dip on Staten Island
Staten Island Advance, by Judy L. Randall, March 13, 2013