Recent Press
Park Slope Starbucks building sells ahead of shop’s closure
Crain's New York Business, by C.J. Hughes, January 21, 2025
A Robot Made My Lunch
The New York Times, by James Barron, January 17, 2025
AARP NY Urges Action as NYC’s 65+ Population Soars by 53% in Two Decades
AARP, January 16, 2025
40 Big Ideas to Make New York City More Affordable
The New York Times, by Eliza Shapiro, January 16, 2025
Not Much Revel in the Retails
The Broadsheet, January 15, 2025
Think tank: Add surcharge on ticketed events to fund NYC parks
Newsday, January 14, 2025
Real Estate Family Buys Mixed-Use Brooklyn Portfolio for $103M
Globe St., by Anthony Russo, January 14, 2025
New Proposal Suggests Surcharge on NYC Event Tickets to Bolster Park Funding
Hodline, by Damon Caldwell, January 13, 2025
Center For An Urban Future Proposal To Generate $190M For NYC Parks Maintenance
Harlem World Magazine, January 13, 2025
Midday News: NJ Teacher Charged Over Threats, Ticket Fee Proposed to Support Parks
WNYC, January 13, 2025
Midday News: NJ Teacher Charged Over Threats, Ticket Fee Proposed to Support Parks, and Eli Manning
WNYC News, January 13, 2025
Spare a dollar for your local park? Proposal would add surcharge to NYC ticket sales.
Gothamist, by Liam Quigley, January 13, 2025
NY Coalition Fights For Kalief Browder Discovery Law
Law360, by Andrea Keckley, January 13, 2025
New York City’s Economy Surged in 2024. A Trump Shake-Up Looms.
The New York Times, by Stefanos Chen, January 11, 2025
NYCEDC Releases Inaugural “State of the Economy” Report
NYCEDC, January 07, 2025
Regional Visitation to NYC’s Theater District
New York Almanack, January 03, 2025
Who Is New York’s ‘Affordability’ Candidate? Who Isn’t?
The New York Times, by Eliza Shapiro, January 02, 2025
This Staten Island ZIP code has more chain stores than almost anywhere in NYC
Staten Island Advance, by Gail Lubin, January 01, 2025
Party City Closing: Game Over for UWS Store
I Love the Upper West Side, by Bobby Panza, December 31, 2024
These are the top chains on Staten Island now: Coffee, pharmacies, sandwiches and ice cream
Staten Island Advance, by Gail Lubin, December 29, 2024
NYS Excelsior Scholarship, offering free college tuition, opens enrollment for spring
Newsday, by Nicholas Spangler, December 24, 2024
Number of chain stores across NYC, including Staten Island, decreased in 2024, study says
Staten Island Advance, by Jessica Jones-Gorman, December 21, 2024
NYC’s largest chain stores continue to struggle
6sqft, by Aaron Ginsburg, December 19, 2024
NYC lost nearly half of all drugstores in past decade — with 10% closing just this year
New York Post, by Lisa Fickenscher, December 19, 2024
New York City saw a decline in chain stores in 2024, report says
CoStar, by Victor Rodriguez, December 19, 2024
Which Stores Closed in New York in 2024: The City Lost Hundreds of Retail Outlets
Forum Daily, New York, December 19, 2024
More than two dozen chain stores closed across Brooklyn in 2024
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 19, 2024
NYC Retail Chains Continue to Shrink Amid E-Commerce Boom
La Voce di New York, by Fabio Cupolo Carrara, December 18, 2024
Is NYC going to become a desert for chain stores?
The Real Deal, December 18, 2024
Chain stores decline in city for fifth time in past 7 years, report says
Crain's New York Business, by Eddie Small, December 18, 2024
NYC’s Largest Chains Struggling as Number of Stores Dips Again in 2024
Commercial Observer, by Isabelle Durso, December 18, 2024
So long TGI Fridays, hello Dunkin: NYC lost a lot of chain stores this year
Gothamist, by Giulia Heyward, December 18, 2024
Housing Reforms like City of Yes Paid Off for Other Cities
Crain's New York Business, by Valerie Block, December 16, 2024
Three affordable housing projects on the rise
Crain's New York Business, by Valerie Block, December 16, 2024
Nonprofit music organizations help students produce the sounds of Syracuse
The Daily Orange, by Kate Jackson, December 11, 2024
I on Politics
Queens Gazette, December 11, 2024
Working Toward Climate Justice
Pratt Institute, December 11, 2024
At legislators’ retreat, lawmakers discuss AI and economic growth
City & State, by John Celock, December 06, 2024
AARP NY’s 2025 ‘State Blueprint For Action’: What Needs To Be Done To Improve Lives Of The 50+
Harlem World, December 05, 2024
More work to do
Times Herald-Record, by Charlie White, December 04, 2024
SUNY Reconnect program could help finish college degree for dropouts
The Journal News, by Nancy Cutler, December 03, 2024
Older students face challenges at CUNY, report finds
Spectrum News NY1, by Jillian Jorgensen, November 26, 2024
NYCEDC Releases New Report Highlighting Higher Education’s Critical Role in NYC’s Economy, Start-up
NYCEDC, November 25, 2024
New York City’s Storefronts Revitalize Thanks To Restaurant Surge
The Pinnacle Gazette, November 16, 2024
Surge of restaurants played role in New York City’s storefront revival, study says
ABC7 Eyewitness News, by Lauren Glassberg, November 15, 2024
A Surge of New Restaurants Drives New York City’s Storefront Revival
The New York Times, by Stefanos Chen, November 15, 2024
Could a Contest Lure More A.I. Companies Here?
The New York Times, by James Barron, November 13, 2024
NYC Public Advocate Pushes For Citywide Access To College Counseling
Office of the New York Public Advocate, October 30, 2024
How AI will shape the future of New York
Crain's New York Business, by Valerie Block, October 28, 2024
City government looks to AI to improve services
Crain's New York Business, by Valerie Block, October 28, 2024
City and State Governments Failing to Meet Their Own Climate Goals
Habitat Magazine, September 24, 2024
City fails to comply with its own climate Law
Crain's New York Business, by Caroline Spivack, September 19, 2024
A Health Department offshoot now runs many federal programs here
Crain's New York Business, by Anne Michaud, September 16, 2024
Advocate for Extended Eligibility for Student Omny Pass in New York
Patch, by Darone Ruskay, September 13, 2024
Happy Cashier Survives an Internet Backlash. Can It Survive Kiosks?
Food on Demand, by Adam Wahlberg, September 10, 2024
City Pushes Back Against Bid to Water Down Fines for Local Law 97
Habitat Magazine, August 19, 2024
1 Million NYC Households Lost Their Internet Subsidies. Plans to Revive the Aid Are in Political Pur
City Limits, by Anastasia Tomkin, August 15, 2024
Local Law 97 faces shaky future
Crain's New York Business, by Valerie Block, August 07, 2024
Five takeaways from POLITICO’s Finding Balance: What’s Next for Social Security
POLITICO, by Jeff Coltin, August 07, 2024
The Zombie Pharmacies That Are Holding Back New York City Retail
The New York Times, by Stefanos Chen, August 06, 2024
It costs the city $3,300 to plant a tree. Here’s why
Crain's New York Business, by Caroline Spivack, July 29, 2024
Diversity is lacking in New York’s ad industry: Here’s what the numbers say
Marketing Dive, by Sara Karlovitch, July 19, 2024
Agency news you need to know this week
Ad Age, by Ewan Larkin, July 12, 2024
Investing in Culture Is Key to Lower Manhattan’s Future
Our Town, by Jessica Lappin, July 12, 2024
City Parks Foundation awards Green Fund Pathways Grants
Brooklyn Eagle, July 11, 2024
Growth Experience
The Broadsheet, July 09, 2024
New York Retirees Among Most Financially Insecure in Country
WIBX, by Megan Stone, July 01, 2024
Creating homes for older New Yorkers
New York Daily News, by Beth Finkel, June 28, 2024
Investing in 3-K helps New York City’s economy
New York Daily News, by Grace Rauh & Julie Samuels, June 18, 2024
The ‘Mad Men’ Era Is Long Over. Why Is Advertising Still So White?
The New York Times, by Stefanos Chen, June 17, 2024
Senior affordable housing development named after Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor’s mother opens
Bronx Times, by Emily Swanson, June 11, 2024
All 51 City Council members back internet affordability program in new letter
City & State, by Sahalie Donaldson, June 11, 2024
‘This is the future of Walmart’: Las Vegas woman details how the big-box chain is locking up items
Moneywise, by Sabina Wex, May 31, 2024
One million New York homes will lose their internet connection after aid program runs out of funds
Gearrice, by William Jebor, May 30, 2024
Planning and caring for the needs of Long Island’s aging population
Long Island Business News, by Arlene Gross, May 30, 2024
Nonprofits helping vulnerable New Yorkers face soaring vacancy rates, report says
Gothamist, by Karen Yi, May 30, 2024
Some NY families could soon lose internet access
FOX 5, May 29, 2024
Nearly 1M Low-Income New Yorkers May Soon Lose Internet Connection
La Voce di New York, by Paolo Cordova, May 28, 2024
Thousands of lower-income Long Island dwellings losing broadband subsidy
Newsday, by Matthew Chayes, May 28, 2024
Nearly a million NYC households could lose affordable high-speed internet
6sqft, by Aaron Ginsburg, May 28, 2024
Nearly 1 million New Yorkers could soon lose affordable internet access. Here’s why.
CBS News New York, by John Dias, May 28, 2024
1 million NYC households set to lose high-speed internet
Gothamist, by David Brand and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, May 28, 2024
50 Ideas for a Stronger, More Equitable Queens
Queens Ledger, by Mohamed Farghaly, May 23, 2024
I On Politics
Queens Gazette, May 22, 2024
May 21, 2024 Episode
It's in Queens, by Jeff Simmons, May 21, 2024
Cornell Tech, Dynamo on the East River, Has Incubated More Than 100 Startups
The City, by Greg David, May 20, 2024
Improving Queens one proposal at a time
Queens Chronicle, by Naeisha Rose, May 16, 2024
Opinion: Why NYC Needs a Five-Borough Cultural Festival
City Limits, by Eli Dvorkin and Winston Fisher, May 16, 2024
Commentary: Investing in the arts leads to stronger economies, cultures, communities
Albany Times Union, by Eli Dvorkin and Sarah Calderón, May 15, 2024
New report shows racial, ethnic and geographic college attainment gaps on Staten Island
Staten Island Advance, by Erik Bascome, May 10, 2024
Nearly 250K Bronx households to lose federal internet subsidy unless Congress steps in
Bronx Times, by Emily Swanson, May 09, 2024
Can Curbing CUNY’s Carbon Footprint Help Tackle Its Maintenance Problems?
City Limits, by Mariana Simões, May 08, 2024
Preparing for the End of the Affordable Connectivity Program in New York City
East New York, May 07, 2024
New-to-New York Stores Are Helping Turn Around the Retail Apocalypse
The City, by Greg David, May 02, 2024
How Savant Studios built a beloved New York City ‘it’ brand
Gothamist, by Lei Takanashi, May 02, 2024
Hell’s Kitchen burger joint concerned about congestion pricing
Spectrum News NY1, by Justine Re, April 23, 2024
Older adults calling for repairs to senior centers
The Riverdale Press, by Eric Harvey, April 22, 2024
Elder law firm merges with Meltzer Lippe
Long Island Business News, by Adina Genn, April 15, 2024
Filipino virtual cashiers taking orders at New York restaurants
Cebu Daily News, by Mary Villegas, April 13, 2024
The Fried Chicken Is in New York. The Cashier Is in the Philippines.
The New York Times, by Stefanos Chen, April 11, 2024