Recent Press
Blast levels two New York buildings; at least two dead
The Globe and Mail, by Joanna Slater, March 12, 2014
Explosion in Harlem: how does a gas leak turn a building into rubble?
The Verge, by Arielle Duhaime-Ross, March 12, 2014
Editorial: Gas explosion is a wake-up call
amNewYork, March 12, 2014
More Details on East Harlem’s Tragic Building Collapse
Curbed, by Zoe Rosenberg, March 12, 2014
Deadly building explosion puts focus on NYC’s aging infrastructure
Christian Science Monitor, by Harry Bruinius, March 12, 2014
Explosion prompts a call for infrastructure spending
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, March 12, 2014
Report: NYC Infrastructure Is Crumbling
Gothamist, by Rebecca Fishbein, March 12, 2014
Usa: esplosione a Manhattan, crollano due edifici: due morti e 24 feriti
la Repubblica, March 12, 2014
Derrumbe de dos edificios en el barrio latino de Harlem tras una explosión
El Pais, by Sandro Pozzi, March 12, 2014
Why New York City Streets Keep Exploding, and You Can’t Predict Where’s Next
The Wire, by Philip Bump, March 12, 2014
Gas Infrastructure Is Falling Apart in Cities Around the Country
Slate, by Lily Hay Newman, March 12, 2014
Councilman Says Explosion Exposes ‘Dire Need’ for Infrastructure Improvements
New York Observer, by Colin Campbell, March 12, 2014
Urban Future report highlights NYC’s infrastructure deficit
2nd Ave. Sagas, by Benjamin Kabak, March 12, 2014
Harlem Tops List of Neighborhoods With Streets in Bad Shape
DNAinfo, by Jeff Mays, March 12, 2014
NYC necesita $47,000 millones para arreglar infraestructura
El Diario, by Joaquín Botero, March 12, 2014
City needs $50B for infrastructure: study
New York Post, by Rebecca Harshbarger, March 12, 2014
Report: New York City’s infrastructure needs $47 billion in repairs
amNewYork, by Dan Rivoli, March 12, 2014
Experts Discuss Report About City’s Crumbling Infrastructure
NY1's Inside City Hall, March 11, 2014
City’s infrastructure repair pegged at $47B
Crain's New York Business, by Thornton McEnery, March 11, 2014
Report: $47B to Fix N.Y. City Infrastructure
Bond Buyer, by Paul Burton, March 11, 2014
NYC’s Aging Infrastructure Could Be Dangerous, Says Report
Epoch Times, by Kristina Skorbach, March 11, 2014
Op-Ed: What New York (and Other Cities) Can Do to Fix Their Aging Infrastructure
Next City, by Adam Forman, March 11, 2014
Report: Cuomo and de Blasio need to focus more on city infrastructure
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, March 11, 2014
Report: Our Infrastructure is Really Not Great
WNYC's The Brian Lehrer Show, March 11, 2014
Report: Staten Island roads in grim shape as city needs $47 billion infrastructure boost
Staten Island Advance, by Jillian Jorgensen, March 11, 2014
Gone to potholes: Morningside Heights and West Harlem worst nabes in the city for poor road conditions
New York Daily News, by Michael J. Feeney and Beth Stebner, March 11, 2014
Report: Price Tag To Repair NYC Infrastructure Is $47 Billion
WCBS 880, March 11, 2014
Video: Bursting at the Seams
Bond Buyer, March 11, 2014
City needs almost $50B in infrastructure repairs: report
The Real Deal, March 11, 2014
NYC Is Falling Apart, and That’s OK
Gizmodo, by Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, March 11, 2014
NYC Infrastructure Repairs Could Cost $47B Over 5 Years
Law360, by Linda Chiem, March 11, 2014
NYC facing $47-billion repair bill
Real Estate Weekly, by Konrad Putzier, March 11, 2014
Ashley Stewart files for Chapter 11
Crain's New York Business, by Bilal Iftikhar, March 10, 2014
No ‘easy’ button: Staples to close 225 outposts
Crain's New York Business, March 07, 2014
Three Queens pols allow residents to decide how millions are spent
New York Daily News, by Clare Trapasso, March 07, 2014
RadioShack’s troubles spell opportunity for some
Crain's New York Business, by Bilal Iftikhar, March 04, 2014
For New York City’s aging immigrants, it can be hard to create a community
PRI's The World, by Bruce Wallace, February 18, 2014
How broadband service lags in NYC
Crain's New York Business, by Judith Messina, February 18, 2014
Op-ed: Past pre-K, big ideas of N.Y.
New York Daily News, by James Warren, February 16, 2014
Sink or swim in New York fashion hothouse
The Daily Star, February 13, 2014
Mayor De Blasio Lays Out His Vision For A More Equitable New York City
Fast Company, by Jessica Leber, February 11, 2014
A challenger to Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks emerges from South Korea
New York Business Journal, by Ben Fischer, February 07, 2014
“Starbucks of South Korea” plans huge city expansion
The Real Deal, by Adam Pincus, February 05, 2014
9 Inventive Ideas For Improving Cities
Fast Company, by Ben Schiller, February 04, 2014
Can Michael Bloomberg’s New York manifesto change the world?
The Guardian, by Beth Gardiner, January 29, 2014
The Class Of 2014: The New Mayors Who Are Building The Future Of America’s Cities
Fast Company, by Jessica Leber, January 29, 2014
Letter to the Editor: For the Elderly, a Welcome Place to Meet
New York Times, by Julie Sandorf, January 28, 2014
Sadik-Khan’s rearguard
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, January 28, 2014
For Providence Mayor Taveras, travel is part of the territory
Providence Journal, by Alisha A. Pina, January 25, 2014
Op-ed: What Mayor de Blasio can do to increase middle-class jobs, income equality
New York Daily News, by Jonathan Bowles, January 21, 2014
Queens residents concerned with housing, transportation and quality of life
New York Daily News, by Clare Trapasso, January 14, 2014
Albany forum focuses on improving community colleges statewide
WBFO, by Ashley Hirtzel, January 13, 2014
A Tale of Two Agendas
Metropolis Magazine, by Karrie Jacobs, January 09, 2014
Small businesses thrive through connections with big corporations
Greenville News, by Angella Davis, January 09, 2014
To Help Connect the Two New Yorks, Bill de Blasio Should Build More Community Broadband
The Nation, by Maya Wiley, January 08, 2014
The Staten Island Neighborhood Where Making It Means Three Dogs, Not One
WNYC, by Jim O'Grady, January 06, 2014
Look out Starbucks, here comes Dunkin’ Donuts
The Riverdale Press, by Andy Gross, January 03, 2014
How NYC’s new mayor is hamstrung on wage inequality
CNN, by Claire Zillman, January 03, 2014
What is a Library?
Narratively, by Katie Gilbert, January 02, 2014
How Mike’s data boosted Bill
New York Daily News, by Harry Siegel, January 01, 2014
National retailers are Brooklyn bound
New York Real Estate Journal, by Faith Hope Consolo, December 24, 2013
Bans to tech funds: the mayor’s legacy
Queens Chronicle, by Stephanie E. Santana, December 12, 2013
Harlem historian Jacob Morris seeks to convert vacant library space into teen center
New York Daily News, by Jan Ransom, December 10, 2013
More Chain Stores Opened in Brooklyn Than Any Other Borough
Racked, by Nicola Fumo, December 04, 2013
Growth of National Chains Slows Significantly in NYC
Commercial Observer, by Billy Gray, December 04, 2013
Fast food outlets ceding ground to healthier chains
am New York, by Sheila Anne Feeney, December 04, 2013
Brooklyn Got More New Chain Stores Than All The Other Boroughs This Year
Gothamist, by Rebecca Fishbein, December 03, 2013
Chain store growth shifts to outer boroughs
Crain's, by Adrianne Pasquarelli, December 03, 2013
Dunkin’ Donuts tops Starbucks as city’s largest chain
New York Post, by Natalie O'Neill, December 03, 2013
ZIP code with Midtown and Koreatown home to most national chains in the city
Metro New York, by Anna Sanders, December 03, 2013
Chain store city: Dunkin Donuts still leads, but Subway’s coming up fast
Capital New York, by Dana Rubinstein, December 03, 2013
Dunkin’ Donuts still the city’s most ubiquitous chain
amNewYork, by Sheila Anne Feeney, December 03, 2013
Op-Ed: The Bloomberg-Era Anti-Poverty Programs de Blasio Should Keep Around
Next City, by Jonathan Bowles, November 21, 2013
Budgets Challenge Libraries, a ‘Point of Integration’ for Immigrants
New York Times, by David Gonzalez, October 27, 2013
Manufacturing startup gets a fast start
Baltimore Sun, by Jamie Smith Hopkins, October 27, 2013
Innovating To Strengthen Youth Employment
Shanker Blog, by Stan Litow, October 22, 2013
Many older New Yorkers say they’re likely to leave
amNewYork, by Sheila Anne Feeney, October 17, 2013
What is Queens? Borough with ‘identity’ issues looks into its soul and discovers ... potential
New York Daily News, by Lisa L. Colangelo, October 08, 2013
Merchants continue to rip proposal for downsized Roosevelt Ave. BID
New York Daily News, by Irving DeJohn, October 03, 2013
Garment District Isn’t Just for Fashion Anymore
New York Times, by Jane L. Levere, October 03, 2013
In tech industry, No. 2 is good enough
Crain's New York Business, by Greg David, September 29, 2013
10 Innovative Policies That Every City Should Consider
Business Insider, by Harrison Jacobs, September 26, 2013
Tech, ad jobs surge
Crain's New York Business, by Greg David, September 25, 2013
Op-Ed: New York City lags far behind other cities in investing in its public libraries
New York Daily News, by Julie Sandorf, September 25, 2013
Ypsilanti Master Plan
The Eastern Echo, by James Tatum, September 22, 2013
NYC Tech: Who’s Your Daddy?
WNYC, September 18, 2013
Hardware struggles in a software city
Crain's New York Business, by Judith Messina, September 18, 2013
Behind the restaurant job boom
Crain's New York Business, by Greg David, September 16, 2013
New merchant group in Jackson Heights and Corona facing resistance
New York Daily News, by Irving Dejohn, September 09, 2013
Train Workers, Create Jobs
New York Times, by Jonathan Bowles, September 09, 2013
Breaking Up With Bloomberg
TIME, by Eliza Gray, September 09, 2013
Five innovative city programmes from north America
The Guardian, by Adam Forman, September 05, 2013
Innovative Cities
Center for Reinventing Government, by Paul Wolf, September 04, 2013
Prevention and invention move cities ahead
, by Neal Peirce, August 25, 2013
Smart city thinking, from Seattle to New York
The Seattle Times, by Neal Peirce, August 24, 2013
New Yorkers Lose Homes to the Homeless, a Bright Spot for Detroit, and the Key to Increasing Home Values
Governing, by Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, August 22, 2013
How About A Subway Linking Brooklyn, Queens & The Bronx WITHOUT Manhattan?
Gothamist, by Steven Wishnia, August 21, 2013
10 Creative Ideas For Thriving Cities Of The Future
Fast Company, by Ben Schiller, August 20, 2013
Think Beyond Manhattan
New York Times, by David Giles, August 19, 2013
E. Village warpath against 7-Eleven
New York Post, by Kate Briquelet, August 18, 2013