Recent Press
Saving America’s Endangered Retail Through Immersive Commerce
Commercial Observer, by Winston Fisher, July 25, 2019
‘Encore entrepreneurs’: How New York might embrace its aging population
Albany Times Union, by Diego Mendoza-Moyers, July 23, 2019
Houston named one of the fastest growing metros for tech startups
Innovation Map, by Natalie Harms, July 21, 2019
New push to protect manufacturing districts from residential dev
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Mary Frost, July 19, 2019
These well-paying jobs are not out of reach for New Yorkers
Crain's New York, by Andrew Kimball, July 10, 2019
Momentum Builds for Automation in Construction
Wall Street Journal, by Konrad Putzier, July 02, 2019
U.S. libraries are critical to the 2020 Census
Library Journal, by Rebecca T. Miller , July 01, 2019
Report: Booming Brooklyn Innovation Economy Outpaces Manhattan, Major U.S. Cities
BK Reader , by Andrea Leonhardt, June 26, 2019
How to spread Brooklyn’s ‘Innovation Economy’
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Mary Frost, June 25, 2019
BRIC Holds Conference Promoting Diversity & Growth In Innovation Economy
Kings County Politics, by Louric Rankine, June 25, 2019
Are New York City’s Mean Streets Ready For Scooters?
Forbes, by Josh Max, June 24, 2019
Brooklyn a start-up magnet in new innovation economy
Real Estate Weekly, June 19, 2019
Drug Cop Worth $400 Million After Bets on Brooklyn Real Estate
Bloomberg, by Sophie Alexander and Tom Maloney, June 16, 2019
Brooklyn rising as tech destination
City & State, by Annie McDonough, June 14, 2019
Brooklyn ranks second to San Francisco in growth of tech start-ups: Report
Brooklyn Paper, by Chandler Kidd, June 14, 2019
Seniors Get Angry About Broken Promises for Affordable Housing in NYC
CityLab, by Molly Keisman, June 14, 2019
Brooklyn Leads NYC in Growing Its Innovation Economy
Connect New York, June 14, 2019
Brooklyn’s Economy Is Booming Thanks To Innovative Businesses
Bklyner, by Sam Raskin, June 13, 2019
Chicago has seen ‘meteoric’ startup growth in the last decade, report says
Chicago Business Journal, by Jim Dallke, June 12, 2019
Brooklyn tech startup sees second largest growth in U.S. over past decade, report finds
amNewYork, June 12, 2019
Brooklyn outpacing Manhattan in innovation jobs, report says
Crain's New York, by Ryan Deffenbaugh, June 12, 2019
Seattle Rocks as a Tech Startup Hub, But Some Cities Are Gaining Ground
Seattle Business Magazine, by Bill Conroy, June 12, 2019
Special report: The future of mobility in New York
Automotive World, June 10, 2019
New Yorkers Are Living Longer Than Ever
Wall Street Journal, by Melanie Grayce West, June 06, 2019
Opinion: Mr. Mayor, it’s Time to Play Fair for Parks
City Limits, by Lynn Kelly, May 22, 2019
The Sweet Spot: How Dunkin’ Has Kept the Dough Rising Despite Retail Woes
Commerical Observer, by Tom Acitelli, May 21, 2019
The uncertain future of Amazon HQ2-inspired bills
City & State, by Annie McDonough, May 17, 2019
City fails to establish retail industry training partnership after more than 4 years
AN New York, by Sarina Trangle, May 15, 2019
‘Free College’ at One SUNY School Shows ‘Excelsior’ Progress and Problems
Gotham Gazette, by Eric Neutuch, May 13, 2019
Free SUNY-CUNY Excelsior Scholarship Back for Year 3
Yonkers Times, by Dan Murphy, May 04, 2019
Two Years After New York City Expanded Protections for Freelancers, State Yet to Act
Gotham Gazette, by Samar Khurshid, May 03, 2019
Post-Amazon, New York’s tech sector is still growing
City & State, by Annie McDonough, May 01, 2019
The Bay Street Rezoning Could Be a Boon to the Area or a Migraine for Residents
Commercial Observer, by Nicholas Rizzi, April 30, 2019
The Distressing Math of NYC’s Future Senior-Housing Need
City Limits, by Toni Kamins, April 24, 2019
Bill would let seniors play more bingo
Queens Chronicle, by Ryan Brady, April 18, 2019
DDC Commissioner Lorraine Grillo on Trying to Turn Around the Delay-Plagued Agency
Commercial Observer , by Nicholas Rizzi, April 16, 2019
New Yorkers Need to Invest in Their Parks
State of the Planet, Columbia University, by Steve Cohen, April 15, 2019
Making Plays: Senior Living Is the Asset Class Du Jour for Welltower and Others
Commercial Observer, by Chava Gourarie, April 09, 2019
Invest in City Parks to Improve Our Public Spaces and Save the Environment
Gotham Gazette, by Julie Tighe, April 08, 2019
Buffalo’s billion-dollar Band-Aid
City & State, by Ben Adler, April 07, 2019
The upside down: inside Manhattan’s Lowline subterranean park
The Guardian, by Jake Nevins, April 06, 2019
Queens parks with a new-car smell
Queens Chronicle, by Michael Shain, April 04, 2019
Average NYC Parks bathroom costs taxpayers roughly $3.6M to complete, report says
6sqft, by Devin Gannon, April 04, 2019
Free College, Strings Attached
Dissent Magazine, by Amir Khafagy, March 27, 2019
Wall Street bonuses average $153,700, down nearly 17%, report finds
Newsday, by James T. Madore, March 26, 2019
Opinion: It’s Time to Make NY a #FairCity4AllAges
City Limits, by Margaret Chin and Katelyn Hosey, March 26, 2019
Center for an Urban Future Examines Libraries’ Place in Tech Skills-Building
Library Journal, by Lisa Peet , March 18, 2019
New York should protect students from predatory for-profit colleges
City and State New York, by Dr. Gail Mellow, Dr. José Luis Cruz, March 15, 2019
Assembly budget includes critical funding to help aging New Yorkers
Monroe County Post, March 14, 2019
Advocates See ‘Broken’ Budget Process for City’s Seniors
City Limits, by Roshan Abraham, March 14, 2019
New study calls for more services as Staten Island senior population grows
Staten Island Advance, by Paul Liotta, March 12, 2019
Cuomo promised ‘free tuition.’ Has New York delivered?
City and State New York, by Alyssa Sims, March 06, 2019
Why are New York’s community colleges losing students in a strong economy?
Westfair, by Ryan Deffenbaugh, March 05, 2019
A Snapshot of Poverty Among Older NYers Shows Pockets of Deep Need
City Limits, by Angely Mercado and Roshan Abraham, March 05, 2019
Report: Capital Region population rapidly aging
The Record, March 04, 2019
CUNY students urging Bernie Sanders to call out Cuomo over free-tuition scholarship program
Daily News, by Denise Slattery, February 28, 2019
The Empire State Is Graying
The Wall Street Journal, by Kate King, February 27, 2019
The aging of New York: How the population is growing older at a remarkable pace
Democrat & Chronicle , by Joseph Spector, February 27, 2019
New study says Rochester is aging faster than other cities in NYS
WXXI News, by James Brown, February 27, 2019
Team de Blasio’s building a nasty capital-spending surprise
New York Post, by Post Editorial Board , February 18, 2019
Amazon cancels plan to build headquarters in Long Island City
amNY, by Nicole Brown and Ivan Pereira, February 15, 2019
Why Tech Could Keep Gaining Ground in New York Even Without Amazon
The New York Times, by Ben Casselman, Keith Collins and Karl Russell, February 15, 2019
Apprentice programs lacking in mid-Hudson
Times Herald-Record , by Daniel Axelrod , February 13, 2019
OPINION: Transportation costs can block student success at community college
The Hechinger Report, by Marva Craig, February 12, 2019
Siena College poll: English-speaking NY voters support Amazon deal
Metro, by Will Drickey, February 12, 2019
Shaping up DDC: Department Announces Plan to Stem Delays and Cost Overruns
Commercial Observer, by Chava Gourarie, February 05, 2019
Seize the moment to fix the broken capital construction system
Crain's NY, by Jonathan Bowles and Eli Dvorkin, January 30, 2019
Big retail chains are rapidly closing in New York City
Fox Business, by Jade Scipioni, January 28, 2019
City unveils major overhaul to stop wasteful projects
Crain's NY, by Joe Anuta, January 24, 2019
Foss: State must do more to make college affordable
The Daily Gazette, by Sara Foss, January 19, 2019
Big Retail, Food Chains Closing Shop In New York City In Record Numbers
Yonkers Daily Voice, by Zak Failla, January 10, 2019
City University of New York Struggles to Fill Top Job
The Wall Street Journal, by Melissa Korn, January 09, 2019
L-train plan preserves hospitals’ link to patients, staff
Crain's NY, by Jonathan Lamantia, January 04, 2019
Think you’re too old to become an entrepreneur? Not in Fairview Heights.
Belleville News-Democrat, by Teri Maddox, December 31, 2018
The exodus of New York City’s endangered middle class
New York Post, by John Aidan Byrne, December 22, 2018
Retail chains scale back in NYC in 2018, report shows
China Daily, December 21, 2018
Chain Stores Are in Decline, Time to #ShopListener
WNYC, by The Brian Lehrer Show, December 20, 2018
Number of chain stores in NYC falls for first time in 11 years, report says
amNY, by Sarina Trangle, December 20, 2018
New York City sees decline in national chain stores
Fox 5 NY, by Arthur Chi'en, December 19, 2018
Staten Island had largest 2018 retail chain growth in NYC, report says
Staten Island Advance, by Tracey Porpora, December 19, 2018
National retail chains closing at a rapid rate in NYC
New York Post, by Lisa Fickenscher, December 18, 2018
The largest Pa. for-profit school’s closure left 1,510 students without diplomas…
The Inquirer, by Bob Fernandez and Erin Arvedlund, December 13, 2018
State lawmakers’ $50,000 pay raise — BLOOMBERG meets with top Iowa Dems — NYCHA weighing break-up to
Politico, by Laura Nahmias, Terry Golway, Daniel Lippman, December 07, 2018
Malls vs. Bodegas: Can the City Resist Becoming Suburban?
The Bridge, by Michael Stahl, December 06, 2018
The problem with Michael Bloomberg’s massive donation to Johns Hopkins University
The Washington Post, by Helaine Olen, December 06, 2018
Amazon confirms Long Island City, Washington, D.C., suburb as HQ2 locations
amNY, by Sarina Trangle, December 06, 2018
Scourge of student-loan defaults in Manhattan, Queens
Crain's NY, December 06, 2018
Study: More students default on loans at for-profit schools
News Channel 13, December 04, 2018
What’s Really Happening to Retail?
The Atlantic, by Derek Thompson, December 03, 2018
Women Inspire NYC’s Tech Startups to Dream Bigger
Xconomy, by Lily Shen, November 29, 2018
The city should do more to support our burgeoning tourism industry
Crain's New York Business, by Keith Powers, Paul Vallone, and Jimmy Van Bramer, November 29, 2018
The Brooklyn Army Terminal: New York’s Next Manufacturing Hub?
The New York Times, by Ronda Kaysen, November 23, 2018
Does the program New York is using to lure Amazon actually work?
City and State New York, by Annie McDonough, November 13, 2018
New York City calls on startups to help small businesses get tough on hackers
The Times of Israel, by Shoshanna Solomon, November 07, 2018
Will Staten Island’s North Shore revitalization succeed without the wheel?
Curbed NY, by Zoe Rosenberg, November 05, 2018
We’ve Got Issues: The Candidates for Governor on Education
City Limits, by Kate Pastor, October 31, 2018
The Ups and Downs of Excelsior Scholarship’s Freshman Year and What Comes Next
Gotham Gazette, by Eric Neutuch, October 30, 2018
Starbucks-backed bakery Princi opening in midtown
amNewYork, by Meredith Deliso and Alison Fox, October 25, 2018
City Breaks Ground on Astoria ‘Anchor Park’
Queens Daily Eagle, by David Brand, October 25, 2018
The Center For An Urban Future honors three pioneers in rooftop gala, including Brooklyn Brewery
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Andy Katz, October 25, 2018