Recent Press
News Flash: New York City Flooded with Chain Stores
Gothamist, by John Del Signore, July 31, 2008
Dunkin Donuts Top Chain in NY
Crain's New York Business, by Joyce Hanson, July 31, 2008
Dunkin Donuts is the Top Chain
Grub Street Blog/New York Magazine, July 31, 2008
Brooklyn Brewery’s Steve Hindy Can’t Get a Break on New Digs
The Village Voice, by Elizabeth Dwoskin, July 23, 2008
Albany 2008: The Search for More Money
The Capitol, by Rachel Breitman, July 22, 2008
Frustration brewing over disdain for industrial space
New York Daily News, by Steve Hindy, July 14, 2008
Diverse entrepreneurs are changing face of state’s small business
The Oklahoman, by Devona Walker, July 13, 2008
Fewer Children in Foster Care, but They Stay Longer
New York Times City Room blog, by Jennifer 8. Lee, July 10, 2008
Parents need some help, too
New York Daily News, by Errol Louis, July 09, 2008
Brooklyn Brewery’s Hindy Rather Bitter Toward City
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Lysandra Ohrstrom, June 24, 2008
Mom-and-pop industries face sticker shock
The Real Deal, by Lisa Abramowicz, June 20, 2008
The Hero (or Villain?) of the Red Hook Ikea
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Benjamin Popper, June 17, 2008
Helping Budding Foodies Through Kitchens on the Cheap
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Lysandra Ohrstrom, June 04, 2008
Kitchen Incubators
CEOs for Cities Blog, June 03, 2008
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton
WBAI Radio (interview with CUF Project Director David Jason Fischer), June 03, 2008
Not Your Father’s Vocational Schools
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC (interview with CUF project director David Jason Fischer), June 03, 2008
To Fix Economy, Start in the Classroom
The Street, by John Fout, May 28, 2008
Price Jumps Haven’t Dimmed City Homeownership
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Tom Acitelli, May 27, 2008
NYC Eyeballs Growing Game Industry
Kotaku, by Leigh Alexander, May 16, 2008
New Study Supports Strong Links Between Industry, Vocational Schools
New York 1, by Michael Meenan, May 15, 2008
Schools that work, in two ways
New York Daily News, by Errol Louis, May 14, 2008
Casual developers rule New York
CasualGaming, by Michael French, May 13, 2008
Report: Gaming Industry Could Help City Economy
The New York Sun, by Benjamin Sarlin, May 13, 2008
New York Needs to Get Some Game
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC (interview with CUF deputy director Tara Colton), May 13, 2008
Game Co.‘s Playing to Win but City’s a Tough Matc
City Limits, by Tara Colton, May 12, 2008
Report: New York City not welcoming to game developers
Ars Technica, by Michael Thompson, May 12, 2008
Can New York Close the Video-Game Gap?
New York Times City Room blog, by Sewell Chan, May 12, 2008
New York City’s Game Industry Blossoming Yet Choked By Weeds
GameCyte, by Sean Hollister, May 12, 2008
Study: New York City’s Game Industry Shows Potential
GameDaily, by James Brightman, May 12, 2008
NYC scores low in video games
Crain's New York Business, by Amanda Fung, May 12, 2008
Game City
Gotham Gazette, by Gail Robinson, May 12, 2008
And Survey Says… New Yorkers Don’t Got Game
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Dana Rubinstein, May 12, 2008
Study: Video Game Industry Promising for NYC Economy
The Associated Press, May 12, 2008
Study: NYC could get jobs boost from video games
amNewYork, by David Freedlander, May 12, 2008
NYC game development community slowly growing
Joystiq, by Alexander Sliwinski, May 12, 2008
The Ins and Outs of Merger Between Polytechnic, NYU
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Dennis Holt, May 02, 2008
As the Economy Worsens: Helping People Find Jobs
Gotham Gazette, by Michelle Chen, April 22, 2008
Bloomberg reshapes city, despite high profile setbacks
amNewYork, by David Freelander, April 11, 2008
Taxes Cut and Promises Unkept
The New York Times, by Clyde Haberman, March 21, 2008
Freelancer’s mecca: Self-employed flock to Brooklyn
New York Daily News, by Nancy L. Katz, March 18, 2008
Brooklyn, The Borough: The Two-Bedroom Studio
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Nicole Brydson, March 14, 2008
This Gun for Higher: Brooklyn Freelance Frenzy
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Tom Acitelli, March 11, 2008
For Creatives, a Haven’s Becoming a Headache
City Limits, by Michelle S. Han, March 10, 2008
Creatives Flocked to Brooklyn, Where to Next?
Gothamist, by Jen Carlson, March 07, 2008
Report: City Should Get Creative If It Wants To Retain Creative Types
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Lysandra Ohrstrom,, March 06, 2008
Creative Brooklynites Gather at Forum
WNYC, by Matthew Schuerman, March 06, 2008
Creatives Flock to Bklyn, But Are They Endangered?
Brownstoner, March 06, 2008
Freelancers push for own zone
Metro New York, by Amy Zimmer, March 06, 2008
Real Estate Round-Up
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Jacqui Ryan, March 06, 2008
Brooklyn’s ‘Creative Crescent’ In Danger of A Drought
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Lysandra Ohrstrom, March 05, 2008
Art as Personal Business in the City: Brooklyn’s Creative Freelance Economy
IFTF's Future Now, March 05, 2008
London losing financial bragging rights?
Marketplace, by Jill Barshay, February 29, 2008
New London Tax Law Could Be Boost for New York
The New York Sun, by Peter Kiefer, February 26, 2008
Report: Applause for Mayor’s Efforts—But Construction Still Very White, Male
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Lynsandra Ohrstom, February 13, 2008
Brooklyn Sees Greatest Gain in Number of Creative Freelancers
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Sarah Ryley, February 11, 2008
Culture Club
Time Magazine, by Richard Lacayo, January 17, 2008
Pass the Geritol, Sonny: it’s Gram-Hattan, 2030!
New York Observer, by Tom Acitelli, January 15, 2008
New York City Sees 6-Percent Jump in Visitors
amNewYork, by David Freelander, January 14, 2008
Nixmary Brown Case Fallout Ups Time Kids Spend in Foster Care - Study
New York Daily News, by Kathleen Lucadamo, January 10, 2008
Child Welfare Cases Overwhelm Family Court, Report Finds
The New York Times, by Sewell Chan, January 10, 2008
Coming China Tourism Boom Could Fill the City’s Coffers
The New York Sun, by Thomas Fernandez, January 08, 2008
Census Shows Many Leaving New York
The New York Sun, by Tatyana Gershkovich, December 27, 2007
Call for Change in New York
Inside Higher Ed, December 18, 2007
Immigrants Would Thrive With More English Classes
Newsday, by Tara Colton, December 16, 2007
The Graying of the City: Young Families Fleeing New York
New York Observer, by Tom Acitelli, December 11, 2007
New York Shopping: Chains and Bargains
Gotham Gazette, by Gail Robinson, December 10, 2007
Immigrant Retail Biz on Rise
Queens Times Ledger, by Jeremy Walsh, December 06, 2007
Rockefeller Foundation Announces First Award Recipients of NYC Cultural Innovation
Reuters,, December 06, 2007
Little Odessa: A Russian Mecca That Smells Just Like Home
New York Daily News, by Veronika Belenkaya, December 04, 2007
NY Business Community Says the State’s Competitiveness Is At Risk; Groups Cite Lack of English Instr
The Legislative Gazette, by Kelly Chase, December 03, 2007
Out-of-towners Flocking to Ethnic Shopping Districts in Boroughs
New York Daily News, by Veronika Belenkaya, Jess Wisloski and Christina Boyle, December 03, 2007
Facing A Failure to Communicate
Albany Times Union, by Paul Grondhal, December 01, 2007
Why Don’t You Teach English?
El Diario/LA PRENSA, November 29, 2007
Teaching English to Immigrants for Economic Development
North Country Public Radio, by Karen Dewitt, November 28, 2007
Inmigrantes Perdidos en la Traducci
El Diario/LA PRENSA, by Carmen Villavicencio, November 28, 2007
English Classes for Immigrants Lag, Groups Say
The Poughkeepsie Journal, by Dan Osborn, November 28, 2007
Help Wanted: Getting NY’s Workers the Language Skills They Need
The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, November 26, 2007
ESOL Conference Tuesday in Albany
WAMC Radio, by Dave Lucas, November 26, 2007
Cultural Districts Pull Customers From Suburbs
The New York Sun, by Bradley Hope, November 14, 2007
Ethnic Enclaves Do Good Business
WNYC, November 14, 2007
Are Ethnic Shopping Strips Luring Suburban Customers?
New York Times City Room blog, by Sewell Chan, November 13, 2007
Suburban Shoppers Flock to Ethnic Enclaves
The Real Deal blog, November 13, 2007
Saving Arlington Mars
Gotham Gazette, by Anne Schwartz, October 29, 2007
Giuliani’s Policy Professor
The Washington Post, by Benjamin Wallace-Wells, October 26, 2007
A Planned ‘Airport Village’ Near J.F.K. Finds a Cornerstone
The New York Times, by Terry Pristin, October 24, 2007
Bohemia by the Bay
The New York Times, by Cara Buckley, October 07, 2007
Nothing Lost in Translation
Houston Chronicle, by Jenalia Moreno, October 02, 2007
Unions Bringing in Out-of-town Muscle
Crain's New York Business,, by Tom Fredrickson, September 30, 2007
Flatbush Frolic: ‘More Than Just Socks and Sausages’
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Evan Lerner, September 19, 2007
A Think Tank Says Trolley Service Went Off Track
New York Daily News, by Donald Bertrand,, September 18, 2007
Trolley’s Still Not Boosting Cultural Sites
New York Daily News, by Veronika Belenkaya, September 18, 2007
Jazz Trolley Ranks Best in the City
Queens Tribune, by Liz Skalka, September 14, 2007
The Bronx Trolly Was Rated the Best in Town
New York Daily News, by Dorian Block, September 11, 2007
Marty’s Trolley Folly
The Brooklyn Paper, by Ariella Cohen, September 08, 2007
Brooklyn’s Tourist Trap
The Brooklyn Paper, September 08, 2007
Report Analyzes Successes, Failures of Queens’ Trolleys
Queens Chronicle, by Annmarie Fertoli,, September 06, 2007
Bronx Trolley Lauded
The Bronx Times, by Bret Nolan Collazzi, September 06, 2007
500 Units of Subsidized Housing Will be Rehabilitated by HPD
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 05, 2007
The Heart of Brooklyn Sputters
The Real Estate blog, New York Observer, by Matthew Scheurman, September 03, 2007
Six-Day Library Service in NYC Lauded
LibraryJournal.com, by Norman Oder, September 03, 2007