Recent Press
Six scary facts about New York City’s ancient gas lines
Fusion, by Rob Wile, March 26, 2015
Blacks, Hispanics a third of New York’s low-income working families
New York Amsterdam News, by Stephon Johnson, March 26, 2015
Explosion Rocks New York’s East Village, Several Injuries Reported
WNEP, March 26, 2015
NYC’s share of private sector jobs growing
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, by Matthew Daneman, March 23, 2015
Think tank pushes for a bigger slice of the state funding pie for NYC
New York Business Journal, by Mike Hendricks, March 20, 2015
New York state’s private-sector job growth over past decade driven almost entirely by NYC
New York Business Journal, March 20, 2015
Report: NYC Public Libraries In Poor Physical Shape
CBS New York, March 20, 2015
Report: Crumbling NYC libraries need massive investment
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, by Mary Frost, March 20, 2015
Report: New York Public Libraries in Dismal Shape
Wall Street Journal, by Jennifer Maloney, March 20, 2015
Libraries report outlines maintenance crisis
Capital New York, by Gloria Pazmino , March 20, 2015
NYC accounts for 88% of new jobs in New York
New York Post, by Leonard Greene, March 20, 2015
Nearly 90% of state’s job growth was in NYC
Crain's New York Business, by Yoona Ha, March 19, 2015
New Yorkers have the longest workweek, commute in the country, according to a study
amNY, by Dan Rivoli, March 18, 2015
City: We’re Stemming Flow of Foster-Care Kids Into Homelessness
City Limits, by Annamarya Scaccia, March 16, 2015
The quest to save vanishing New York
Salon, by Henry Grabar, March 15, 2015
Panel explores gaming’s impact on Brooklyn tech economy
Technical.ly , by Brady Dale, March 13, 2015
As City Eases Burdens, Access to Capital, Rising Rents Remain Issues for Small Businesses
Gotham Gazette, by Cole Rosengren, March 13, 2015
Small Businesses Push to Keep NYC From Becoming ‘Cement City’
NBC News, by Katy Rogers, March 12, 2015
Op-ed: Tap Reform: Part-time College Students Need Financial Aid Too
City & State, by Christian González-Rivera, March 06, 2015
The GED Is Now Harder to Take—And Harder to Pass
The Nation, by Michelle Chen, March 04, 2015
Brooklyn’s Sunset Park Comes Alive
Commercial Observer, by Danielle Schlanger, March 04, 2015
A New Campaign Takes Aim at New York’s Growing Chain Stores
CityLab, by Sarah Goodyear, March 03, 2015
Code of the City
City Journal, by James Panero, February 27, 2015
Queens Library President Reports Capital Funding Needs
The Forum, February 26, 2015
Opinion: A Fast-Track Plan to Upgrade New York’s Crumbling Infrastructure
The Observer, by Ted Randall, February 18, 2015
Two Harlem Libraries Close for Floor Repairs
DNAinfo, by Gustavo Solis, February 18, 2015
As Immigrants Settle Beyond City Limits, Help Is Hard to Find
New York Times, by Kirk Semple, February 15, 2015
By the numbers: National chains becoming a force in NYC
The Real Deal, by Brendan O'Connor, February 03, 2015
Obama’s Infrastructure Plan Could Boost Aging NYC
WFUV, by Jeff Coltin, February 02, 2015
LI doesn’t have enough English classes for adult immigrants, study says
Newsday, by Victor Manuel Ramos, January 29, 2015
The take: Homelessness — What the foster care system can do to decrease youth homelessness
The Daily , by Cassi Flint, January 28, 2015
Massive Blizzard Exposes How Decrepit New York City’s Infrastructure Is
ThinkProgress, by Alan Pyke, January 26, 2015
Bill de Blasio Is Just Getting Started
The Nation, by Eric Alterman, January 26, 2015
Evolution for Libraries in Brooklyn
New York Times, by Michael Kimmelman, January 25, 2015
Top-performing value fund takes big position in Dunkin’ Brands
Reuters, by David Randall, January 22, 2015
7-to-LaGuardia plan prompts transit-advocate uproar
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, January 22, 2015
Why infrastructure matters: Rotten roads, bum economy
Washington Examiner, by Robert Puentes, January 19, 2015
The chain stores of New York
Capital New York, by Sarah Laskow, January 07, 2015
Editorial: De Blasio’s Opportunity: It’s time to reinvest in NYC’s branch libraries
Library Journal, by Rebecca T. Miller, January 06, 2015
Editorial: Growing number of part-time students should be eligible for tuition assistance
Buffalo News, January 01, 2015
Nothing says N.Y. like ... Dunks?
The Boston Globe, by Taryn Luna, December 30, 2014
Architects Propose Redesigns Of Sheepshead Bay, Coney Island And Brighton Libraries
Sheepshead Bites, by Heather J. Chin, December 29, 2014
Chain stores boom in Queens: Report
Times Ledger, by Sarina Trangle, December 26, 2014
There Are More Dunkin Donuts Than Any Other Store in NYC
Racked NY, by Laura Gurfein, December 23, 2014
14 Chains Taking Over New York City
Business Insider, by Hayley Peterson, December 22, 2014
Chain stores continue to metastasize in NYC
amNY, by Sheila Anne Feeney, December 22, 2014
Queens Sees Biggest Chain Store Growth: Report
Commercial Observer, by Danielle Schlanger, December 22, 2014
The numbers of chain stores in New York City are growing, an annual survey reports
New York Daily News, by Lisa L. Colangelo, December 22, 2014
Growth of Chain Stores Across Five Boroughs Spikes, Report Finds
New York Observer, by Chris Pomorski, December 22, 2014
Biggest NY chain stores are not the ones you’d expect
Crain's New York Business, by Lisa Fickenscher, December 22, 2014
Staten Island unshackled by chain store openings in 2014
Staten Island Advance, by Tracey Propora, December 22, 2014
Amid multiple reviews, Council considers libraries commission
Capital New York, by Nidhi Prakash , December 17, 2014
Popular tuition aid program cuts out many older, part-time college students
Buffalo News, by Jay Tokasz, December 15, 2014
Educators: Revise TAP requirements
Legislative Gazette, by Roger Hannigan Gilson, December 15, 2014
Designers Draw up the Library of the Future
Epoch Times, by Catherine Yang, December 12, 2014
Libraries of the Future
City & State, by Jonathan Bowles and Jeanette Estima, December 11, 2014
Make New York City’s Libraries a Higher Priority
Huffington Post, by Julie Sandorf, December 11, 2014
Boot camp-style schools teach code to career switchers
RedEye Chicago, by Rachel Cromidas, December 10, 2014
New chapter in library building could spell success for de Blasio
Real Estate Weekly, by Dan Orlando, December 10, 2014
Imagining the Design of the Library That Does Everything
Curbed, by Julia Cooke, December 09, 2014
Vital Community Hubs, Libraries Toil Underfunded
Gotham Gazette, by Kristin Meriwether, December 09, 2014
TAP into part-time students
Times Union, by Christian Gonzalez-Rivera and Jonathan Bowles, December 09, 2014
Modern Public Libraries Might Help Renters Afford NYC
Next City, by Brady Dale, December 08, 2014
NY’s part-time students face barriers to aid
North County Public Radio, by Karen DeWitt, December 08, 2014
5 Design Concepts for New York’s Branch Library of the Future
City Lab, by Eric Jaffe, December 05, 2014
Help honor Queens libraries for their crucial work with an award!
Queens Chronicle, by Julie Sandorf, December 05, 2014
Assembly hearing to feature a push for more aid for part time students
WMHT, by Karen DeWitt, December 05, 2014
City Seizes Brooklyn Library Building
Commercial Observer, by Tobias Salinger, December 04, 2014
Capital Education: Fariña (not explicitly) on Garner—Flanagan rejects Suffolk exec rumors
Capital New York, by Jessica Bakeman, Eliza Shapiro and Conor Skelding , December 04, 2014
Why Are Brooklyn Neighborhoods Getting So Hard To Tell Apart?
New York Observer, by Chris Pomorski, November 25, 2014
A Legislator’s Laboratory
The Brooklyn Reader, by Robert Cornegy, November 24, 2014
Report praises Cuyahoga County Library System
The News Herald, by Andrew Cass and Kaylee Remington, November 20, 2014
Small firms thrive but aren’t expanding
Crain's New York Business, by Elaine Pofeldt, November 18, 2014
De Blasio’s time to lead on libraries
New York Daily News, by David Giles, November 17, 2014
Maps: Where Do NYC Employees Live?
Gothamist, November 13, 2014
Study: More NYers call themselves ‘boss’
Crain's New York Business, by Thornton Mcenery, November 10, 2014
GOP Senate takeover could put fiscal reins on city needs
amNY, by Dan Rivoli, November 05, 2014
Council Looks at Economic Impact of City’s Inadequate Infrastructure
Gotham Gazette, by Samar Khurshid, November 04, 2014
How Adding Just One Employee Would Save the Economy
Inc., by Jeremy Quittner, November 04, 2014
Small Biz as Jobs Engine
WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, November 03, 2014
$525-a-Month Studios Proposed for Redevelopment of Sunset Park Library
DNAinfo, by Nikhita Venugopal, November 03, 2014
New study shows Staten Island small businesses tend to remain ‘small’
Staten Island Advance, by Tracey Porpora, November 03, 2014
NYC’s small businesses increase in numbers but barely any expand, report says
amNY, by Ivan Pereira, November 03, 2014
Thinking of Striking Out Alone? Here’s How Much it Costs to be a Freelancer
DNAinfo, by Serena Solomon, October 30, 2014
JPMorgan Chase Drops Plan to Build 2 West Side Towers
New York Times, by Charles V. Bagli, October 28, 2014
Harlem’s 125th St. Library reopens its doors after a year of renovations
New York Daily News, by Jan Ransom, October 25, 2014
Amtrak weighing development of massive Queens rail yard
Capital New York, by Ryan Hutchins, October 23, 2014
BHB Exclusive: Q&A w/David Kramer of Hudson Companies
Brooklyn Heights Blog, by Michael Randazzo , October 18, 2014
Breaking Down the Door to Silicon Valley
Next City, by Alexis Stephens, October 17, 2014
Does the New Crown Heights Starbucks Threaten Small Neighborhood Businesses?
Village Voice Blog, by Irene Chidinma Nwoye , October 17, 2014
Upper Manhattan Still Struggles with Youth Unemployment Five Years Past Recession
The Uptowner, by Asthaa Chaturvedi, October 15, 2014
Editorial: College debt cycle stalls future
lohud.com, October 12, 2014
The Bronx, NYC’s Final Development Frontier, Booms
Commercial Observer, by Danielle Schlanger, October 08, 2014
Group Demands Real Estate Info From Brooklyn Public Library
Commercial Observer, by Tobias Salinger, October 07, 2014
Editorial: Digital.NYC can spark Staten Island tech boom
The Staten Island Advance, October 06, 2014
Artists as disruptors: Building incubators where art, technology meet
The Rapidian, by Mark Holzbach, October 04, 2014
Housing Plan Targets Vacant Lots; Some Neighbors Leery
City Limits, by Adam Wisnieski , September 24, 2014
Can New York Create Affordable Housing That’s Also Environmentally Sustainable?
The Nation, by Michelle Chen, September 24, 2014
Editorial: Fix the funding for our aging public libraries
Staten Island Advance, September 21, 2014
More space needed in Queens libraries
Times Ledger, by Kelsey Durham, September 19, 2014