Recent Press
New York Lags Several Cities in Certified Green Buildings—Surprising, Right?
The New York Observer, by Eliot Brown, April 30, 2009
NYC celebrates Immigrant Heritage Week
Asian Journal, April 30, 2009
Experts push immigrant biz
Astoria Times, by Anna Gustafson, April 30, 2009
NYC buildings less green than most
Crain's New York Business, by Amanda Fung, April 29, 2009
As workplace literacy gap grows, survey finds need for more English classes for Central New York imm
The Syracuse Post-Standard, by Rick Moriarty, April 26, 2009
Empowered through English - ESL on Long Island (video)
Long Island WINS via YouTube, April 24, 2009
Lost in America, Found on a Field
The Washington Post, by Steven V. Roberts, April 19, 2009
Survey: Newcomers face workplace language barrier
Utica Observer-Dispatch, by Rebecca Croniser, April 13, 2009
Survey: Many businesses hire employees with limited English language ability
The Central New York Business Journal, by Eric Reinhardt, April 13, 2009
Breaking the Feast or Famine Tax Cycle
Gotham Gazette, by Mae Watson Grote, April 06, 2009
Small Business: Suffering in Good Times and Bad
Gotham Gazette, by Jillian Jonas, March 30, 2009
Beyond Wall Street: How the fiscal crisis yields new opportunities
AM New York, by Rolando Pujol, March 22, 2009
Bronx boro’s bus & subway lines overloaded with new commuters - report
New York Daily News, by Dorian Block, March 16, 2009
Brooklyn’s Franklin Ave. train gets ‘C’ for long waits & delays
New York Daily News, by Sarah Kaufman & Veronika Belenkaya, March 16, 2009
Hope on the Horizon?
New York Post, by Virginia Backaitis, March 16, 2009
Smith’s doomsday Dems: State Senate leaders must act to save the MTA
New York Daily News, by Editorials, March 15, 2009
Bus ridership booming as transit officials eye route cuts
New York Daily News, by Lisa Colangelo, March 11, 2009
Subway and bus ridership balloons
The Queens Courier, by Noah Rosenberg, March 11, 2009
Transit Overload for Brooklyn
Brownstoner, March 11, 2009
F train subway stop at Lexington Ave. and 63rd St sees 777% growth in riders in last decade
New York Daily News, by Pete Donohue, March 10, 2009
These Stops Are Rail Hot
New York Post, by Tom Namako, March 10, 2009
Outer borough riders cram subways: report
Metro, by Patrick Arden, March 10, 2009
Harlem, Boroughs Win
WNYC News Blog, March 09, 2009
Away from the Gated Community
National Review Online, by Ramesh Ponnuru & Reihan Salam, March 09, 2009
Public transportation growing rapidly across nation, including on Staten Island
Staten Island Advance, March 09, 2009
Report: Most Subway Stops More Crowded Since ‘98, Some Ridiculously So
The Village Voice Blog, by Roy Edroso, March 09, 2009
Subway traffic
Ditmas Park Blog, by Ben Smith, March 09, 2009
Urban Inequality Could Get Worse
Forbes.com, by Joel Kotkin, March 03, 2009
Now, recession hits New Yorkers
NDTV, March 03, 2009
Obama budget impact: It’s like Christmas in February for New York
New York Daily News, by David Saltonstall, February 26, 2009
Kicking the middle class
Metro NY, by Neil deMause, February 23, 2009
Bloomberg: Wrong Mayor, Wrong City, Wrong Time
The Nation - Blog, by Richard Kim, February 18, 2009
Op-Ed: A State Grab on NYC Hou$ing
New York Post, by William C. Thompson, February 17, 2009
CEO Compensation & Public Anger
CNBC Reports, February 11, 2009
Middle class’ cost challenge
New York Daily News, by Lisa Colangelo, February 11, 2009
You need more green to live in Queens
Queens Times Ledger, by Philip Newman, February 11, 2009
NYC’s Ailing Middle: High Costs Prompting Exodus
New York Post, by Fred Siegel, February 10, 2009
New Cheap City!
New York Observer, by Oliver Haydock, February 09, 2009
Middle Class Blues in a City of Extremes
City Limits, by David Giles, February 09, 2009
It Takes 6 Figures to Be Middle Class in New York City
U.S. News & World Report, by Kimberly Castro, February 09, 2009
Report: More U.S.- born residents moving off Staten Island than moving on
Staten Island Advance, by Peter N. Spencer, February 08, 2009
Watch your wallets
Newsday, February 08, 2009
NYC, London vie for the bottom
Crain's New York Business, by Daniel Massey, February 08, 2009
Study: Middle Class In NYC = Six Figure Income
WCBS-TV, by Hazel Sanchez, February 07, 2009
A blue-collar boro shifts gears
New York Daily News, by Lisa L. Colangelo, February 06, 2009
Commute Times in Weiner Land Lag as Bus Ridership Booms
StreetsBlog, by Brad Aaron, February 06, 2009
Big Apple Living Comes at a Big Price
1010 WINS, February 06, 2009
Facing Crunch, NYC’s Middle Class Flees
CBS News, February 06, 2009
Report: NYC Most Expensive City To Live In, Hands Down
WPIX, by Mary Schultz, February 06, 2009
It’s Tough Out There for a Middle-Class New Yorker
Brownstoner, February 06, 2009
Shocking News: The Middle Class Has It a Lot Harder Here Than Anywhere Else
New York Magazine/Daily Intel Blog, by Chris Rovzar, February 06, 2009
Study: Middle Class Drop
Metro, by Amy Zimmer, February 06, 2009
You Try to Live on 500K in This Town
The New York Times, by Allen Salkin, February 06, 2009
Study: Canarsie workers must deal with one of nation’s longest commutes
New York Daily News, by Jeff Wilkins, February 06, 2009
$50K In Houston Equals $123K in NYC, Study Finds
Gothamist, by John Del Signore, February 06, 2009
Time to Get Tough
New York Post, February 06, 2009
Questioning the Future for the Middle Class
The New York Times City Room Blog, by Sewell Chan, February 06, 2009
NYC So Costly You Need to Earn Six Figures to Make Middle Class
New York Daily News, by Elizabeth Hays, February 06, 2009
City to Middle Class: Just Not That Into You
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Oliver Haydock, February 05, 2009
New York Flight
WNYC, by Arun Venugopal, February 05, 2009
New York City Datapoint of the Day
Portfolio Market Movers Blog, by Felix Salmon, February 05, 2009
Middle Class Being Squeezed Out Of The City, Study Finds
New York 1, February 05, 2009
City faces middle-class exodus
Crain's New York Business, by Daniel Massey, February 05, 2009
New York Should End Its Obsession With Manhattan
Forbes, by Joel Kotkin, February 03, 2009
Area 51 (interview with CUF Director Jonathan Bowles and CUF Deputy Director Tara Colton)
WNYC, by The Brian Lehrer Show, January 22, 2009
Paying Attention to Cities
Gotham Gazette, by Jonathan Bowles, January 21, 2009
Small businesses in Park Slope socked by economic downturn
New York Daily News, by Sarah R. Kaufman and Veronika Belenkaya, January 19, 2009
Urban Futurists Offer Obama Advice
The Village Voice, by Elizabeth Dwoskin, January 14, 2009
51 Things Obama Can Do for New York
The New York Times City Room Blog, by Sewell Chan, January 13, 2009
Emerging Industries: Stimulus 2.0
Crain's New York Business, by Clark Merrefield, January 13, 2009
LaGuardia hatches design incubator
Crain's New York Business, by Hilary Potkewitz, January 11, 2009
In New York, No Crisis for Niche Manufacturers
The New York Times, by Christine Haughney, January 10, 2009
And what a year it was The Bronx saw its share of high drama, low comedy in 2008
New York Daily News, by Daily News Staff Writers, December 28, 2008
Former Bankers Turn to a Creative Plan B
The New York Times, by Hannah Seligson, December 26, 2008
The Ellis Island Economy
Next American City, by Hamida Kinge, December 21, 2008
The Jewel Box of Union Square
The New York Times, by Caroline H. Dworin, December 19, 2008
NYU launches video gaming degree
Crain's New York Business, by Amanda Fung, December 09, 2008
Engine Failure
Bay Ridge Journal, December 05, 2008
For Separated Families, City Never Seemed Bigger
The New York Times, by Lisa W. Foderaro, November 28, 2008
City Opens Checkbook for Coney
The Brooklyn Paper, by Mike McLaughlin, November 26, 2008
Coney Island Visions
CEOs for Cities Blog, November 24, 2008
Tough times for small businesses
Staten Island Advance, by Phil Helsel, November 21, 2008
Answers About Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part 3
The New York Times City Room Blog, by Jonathan Bowles, November 21, 2008
Answers About Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part 2
The New York Times City Room Blog, by Jonathan Bowles, November 20, 2008
For Teen Workers, It’s Already a Depression
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blog, by David Fischer, November 20, 2008
Answers About Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Part 1
The New York Times City Room Blog, by Jonathan Bowles, November 19, 2008
Helping New Yorkers Grow Their Business
WNYC, by Arun Venugopal, November 18, 2008
amNY series: 1970s rerun? Fiscal crisis reviving urban fears
amNewYork, by Rolando Pujol, November 18, 2008
Songs of Themselves
The New York Times, by Jim O'Grady, November 14, 2008
The fake trolley is back!
The Brooklyn Paper, by Sarah Portlock, November 13, 2008
Some brave new worlds for Coney Island
New York Daily News, by Jothan Sederstrom, November 13, 2008
Visions of a Better Coney Island
WNYC, by Kathleen Horan, November 13, 2008
Visions for a New Coney Island
Gothamist, by Jen Carlson, November 12, 2008
New Shuttle Bus to Connect Brooklyn Cultural Institutions
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Raanan Geberer, November 11, 2008
Sheepshead Bay a lively enclave
Crain's New York Business, by Steve Garmhausen, November 08, 2008
Small businesses thrown a $5M lifeline
Crain's New York Business, by Matthew Sollars, November 07, 2008
DegentrificationWatch: LA
Curbed LA, by Dakota Smith, November 04, 2008
City to Region: Quit Stealing Our Jobs!
The Real Estate Blog/New York Observer, by Oliver Haydock, October 16, 2008
City unemployment rate holds steady
Crain's New York Business, by Kira Bindrim, October 16, 2008
Hell’s Kitchen gets a Dunkin’ Donuts, continuing chain’s expansion tear
The Real Deal, by Sara Polsky, October 15, 2008