Recent Press
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
Teen Slump
Albany Times-Union, by Justin Cullen and Katie Tidball, September 03, 2007
Home-Based ‘Spark Plugs’
Cape Cod Times, by Marilee Crocker, September 02, 2007
City of Aspiration
The New York Times, by Joel Kotkin, September 02, 2007
Silicon Brooklyn: NYU-Polytech Merger Could Bring More Techies Downtown
The Brooklyn Paper, by Ariella Cohen, September 01, 2007
Brooklyn Trolley Re-examines Role
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Sarah Ryley, August 31, 2007
Art Trolleys Fail to Draw Riders: Study
Queens Times Ledger, by Nathan Duke, August 30, 2007
Bibliotecas, Recurso Invaluable Para Inmigrantes
El Diario/LA PRENSA, by Jonathan Bowles, August 29, 2007
Breakthrough For Engineering Sector in the City?
Metro New York, by Amy Zimmer, August 28, 2007
University Merger May Give City Innovation Lead
The New York Sun, August 28, 2007
NYU-Polytech Merger Could Build NYC Rep: Report
Crain's New York Business,, by Amanda Fung, August 26, 2007
The Right Time for New Center
Elmira Star-Gazette, August 15, 2007
Giuliani’s New Hard-Line Stance on Immigration Draws Skeptics
The New York Sun, by Jill Gardiner, August 15, 2007
Report: Older College Students Face Educational Hurdles
The Journal News, by Cara Matthews, August 14, 2007
Fewer Adults Attend College
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, by Cara Matthews and Bennett Loudon, August 14, 2007
Maritime Industries: A Growing Bonanza
Staten Island Advance, by Frank Donnelly, August 12, 2007
Fair Too Average
Brooklyn Downtown Star, by Timothy Fleming, August 10, 2007
‘Flushed’ With Potential
The Queens Gazette, by Mack Tham, August 01, 2007
Still Working On It: Job Training in NYC
City Limits, by David Jason Fischer, July 02, 2007
City Employment Efforts Improved Since Sept. 11
Crain's New York Business, by Kira Bindrim, June 28, 2007
Make It A Success
Staten Island Advance, June 27, 2007
Tech Discovers Dumbo
Crain's New York Business,, by Amanda Fung, June 24, 2007
Plan to Fund Adult ESL Gains Support
Queens Tribune, by Alex Silverberg, June 22, 2007
New York Boosts Biotech Industry
WNYC, June 21, 2007
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton
WBAI Radio, June 19, 2007
Island Tops Rest of the City in Connecting Teens with Summer Jobs, Study Says
Staten Island Advance, by Deborah Young, June 19, 2007
Feds Slash City Youth Jobs Program
amNewYork, by Justin Rocket Silverman, June 19, 2007
He Gets It
Staten Island Advance, by Editorial, June 19, 2007
NYC Missing Big Chance to Build Teens’ Careers
City Limits, by David Jason Fischer, June 18, 2007
Hotter Summers, Fewer Jobs
The New York Times, by Sewell Chan, June 18, 2007
City Youth Program Faces Money Crunc
Crain's New York Business,, by Kira Bindrim, June 18, 2007
Politician Wants Federal Grants for English Classes
The New York Daily News, by Nicholas Hirshon, June 14, 2007
A New Standard for Affordable Theater
The New York Sun, by Kate Taylor, June 14, 2007
Rockefeller Foundation Launches Arts Fund
Crain's New York Business,, by Kira Bindrim, June 13, 2007
Huddles Classes Yearning to Learn Free
Wall Street Journal, by Miriam Jordan, June 12, 2007
Cost of JFK Attack
New York Daily News, by Carrie Melago, June 04, 2007
Immigration Agreement a Move Forward, But How Far?
The Washington Post, by Marcela Sanchez, May 25, 2007
Attention Immigrants: Thanks For Your Hard Work. Now Leave.
Mother Jones, by James Ridgeway, May 25, 2007
Breaks for Big Businesses
Gotham Gazette, by Steven Josselson, May 21, 2007
City Nixes Pride Street Fair Move
The New York Blade, by Steven Weinstein, May 11, 2007
Teaching Adults to Read, Write Helps Their Kids, Our Economy
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, by Robert Mahar and Kevin Smith, May 09, 2007
There’s No Shortage of People Plotting the Borough’s Future
Staten Island Advance, by Karen O'Shea, May 06, 2007
Cultivating a New Ethnic Mix
WCPN Radio,, May 04, 2007
Tube Socks Time: The Street Fairs Comet
The Gowanus Lounge, May 03, 2007
Staten Island Wants You
New York Magazine Daily Intelligencer, April 26, 2007
Staten Island Wants Ideas to Keep its Residents
Gothamist, by Jen Chung, April 26, 2007
As Cost Of Living On Island Increases, Young Adults Leave,
New York 1, by Poppy Harlow, April 26, 2007
Staten Island Considers New Plans to Keep Its Youth from Leaving
The New York Times, by Patrick McGeehan, April 25, 2007
Study: Staten Island Needs to Develop More Affordable Housing
1010 WINS, April 25, 2007
Ambitious Vision for Island’s Future
Staten Island Advance, by Tom Wrobleski, April 24, 2007
Staten Island Facing Economic Issues: Report
Crain's New York Business,, by David Jones, April 24, 2007
Immigrants Boost Cities
El Diario/LA PRENSA, by Editorial, April 07, 2007
Build Worker Skills: A Coordinated Effort is Vital if New York, U.S. Intend to Compete
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, by Editorial, March 27, 2007
Neighborhood Wants San Gennaro to Sleep with Fishes
Gothamist, March 26, 2007