Recent Press
In Bronx, Job Statistics Paint a Complex Picture
The New York Times, by Timothy Williams, December 09, 2006
SIEDC Commissions Think Tank to Study Island’s Economic Needs
Staten Island Advance, by Carolyn Rushefksy, December 07, 2006
Staten Island Business Leaders Commission Study Of Island’s Future
New York 1, by Amanda Farinacci, December 06, 2006
New Report Calls On Spitzer To Increase Funding for ESOL
Sing Tao Daily, November 20, 2006
State ESOL Programs Fail To Keep Pace With Immigrant Population
The River Reporter, November 16, 2006
Report: N.Y. Falls Short In Literacy Classes
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, by Gary McLendon, November 15, 2006
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton
WBAI Radio, November 15, 2006
Lost In Translation Study Finds Immigrant Population Underserved by English Programs
The Journal News, November 14, 2006
Opponents of City Subsidies Fret Over Deal with MetLife
The New York Times, by Charles V. Bagli, November 14, 2006
A Pro-Business City Policy Backfires on a Few
The New York Times, by Terry Pristin, October 11, 2006
The Many Faces of Poverty: Disconnected Yout
Gotham Gazette, by David Jason Fischer, September 25, 2006
Rising Stars: 35 Under 40
City Hall News, by Courtney McCleod, September 19, 2006
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton
WBAI Radio, September 19, 2006
Metlife Plans a Return to Midtown From Queens
The New York Times, by Charles V. Bagli, September 15, 2006
Trade Center Area Still Feels Affects of 9/11
Newsday, by Randi F. Marshall, September 10, 2006
Art Scenes Duel Across the Atlantic
The New York Sun, by Jill Gardiner, September 07, 2006
A Neighborhood Goes Up for Sale
The New York Daily News, by Corky Siemaszko, August 31, 2006
Lola Staar Founder Talks About Coney Island,
The Gowanus Lounge, by Robert Guskind, August 30, 2006
A Governor From The City?
City Hall News, by Edward-Isaac Dovere, August 21, 2006
The Blandness of the Asphalt Fairground
The New York Times, by Francis X. Clines, August 12, 2006
This Socks
WNYC, by The Brian Lehrer Show,, August 11, 2006
Time To Curb One-Way Street Fairs
The New York Daily News, by Lenore Skenazy, August 09, 2006
All’s Not Fair In Street Fairs, Group Claims
The New York Times, by Thomas J. Lueck, August 07, 2006
On Transient Retailing in NYC: Hold the Tube Socks!
Curbed, August 07, 2006
Tube Socks, Funnel Cake and Fruit Smoothies: NYC Street Fairs Are Generic
Gothamist, by Jen Chung, August 07, 2006
Study Slams NYC Street Fairs
amNewYork, by Michael Clancy, August 07, 2006
Better Fare for the Fair?
Metro New York, by Amy Zimmer, August 07, 2006
Study Claims Street Fairs Are Too Generic
WNYC, by Julie Walker, August 07, 2006
Study Says New York Street Fairs Are All the Same
The Associated Press, by Karen Matthews, August 06, 2006
Report: Street Fairs Don’t Reflect City’s Uniqueness
New York 1, August 06, 2006
City Looks Abroad To Boost Business
The New York Sun, by David Lombino, July 14, 2006
The Middle Class Is Missing
The New York Daily News, by Alan Berube, July 09, 2006
Factories Have No-Ware To Go
The New York Daily News, by Jimmy Vielkind, June 25, 2006
The (Possible) Future of New York
amNewYork, by Justin Rocket Silverman, June 23, 2006
New Dawn for Manufacturing in Sunset Park
The Real Estate blog, New York Observer, by Matthew Grace, June 15, 2006
Cityscape Public Affairs
WFUV Radio, June 10, 2006
Upward Mobility, For the Other Half
The New York Times, by David Jason Fischer, June 07, 2006
Olympic Sites Become Topic of Hot Debate
The New York Sun, by David Lombino, May 11, 2006
Down But Not Out; We Can Help Unemployed Youth Get Jobs—If We All Do Our Job
The New York Daily News, by Errol Louis, May 05, 2006
Report: Workforce Shortage Looming
Metro New York, by Amy Zimmer, May 05, 2006
NYC Could Face High Shortage of Workers: Report
Crain's New York Business,, by Tom Fredrickson, May 04, 2006
Park Slope Canal
The Brooklyn Papers, by Ariella Cohen, April 29, 2006
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton
WBAI Radio, April 26, 2006
Top Ten Big Ideas for Staten Island
Staten Island Advance, by Tom Wrobleski, April 26, 2006
Is Manhattan Losing Its Mojo?
The New York Daily News, by Lenore Skenazy, April 23, 2006
How To Make It In NYC As An Artist
Gotham Gazette, by Jonathan Mandell, April 11, 2006
Innovation, NYC Style
Crain's New York Business,, by Elizabeth MacBride, April 10, 2006
City Works to Keep Cultural Capital Title
WNYC, by Andrea Bernstein, April 06, 2006
Panel Looks to Halt City’s Creative Drain
Metro New York, by Amy Zimmer, April 05, 2006
A Creative Process; Gothamites Train Eyes on Brain Drain
Variety, by Steven Zeitchik, April 05, 2006
Mayor Gathers Group To Discuss How To Keep City at Vanguard of Cultural World
The New York Sun, by Liz Peek, April 05, 2006
Creative Thinking To Keep Arts Industry In New York
New York 1, by Farnoosh Torabi, April 05, 2006
Mike Pushes Nonprofits; City Needs Creative Interests, Mayor Sez
The New York Daily News, by Greg Wilson, April 05, 2006
New York City Is Establishing an Office to Support Arts Groups
The New York Times, by Sewell Chan, April 05, 2006
Advocates For the Poor Place Hopes In Next Governor’s Hands
The Legislative Gazette, by Kelly Smith, March 28, 2006
Ipod Thefts Fueling Juvenile Crime; More Kids Are Facing the Judge
The New York Daily News, by Adam Lisberg, March 27, 2006
MSG In Tax Tussle; Won’t Move If Not Exempt
The New York Daily News, by Lore Croghan, March 26, 2006
Let’s Remember Nixzmary; Overloaded System Needs A Big Fix to Prevent Another Tragedy
The New York Daily News, by Errol Louis, March 21, 2006
Stem Cell Research: Medical Miracle or Moral Morass?
Gotham Gazette, by Gail Robinson, March 20, 2006
Growing Woes in Family Court
The New York Daily News, by Adam Lisberg, March 16, 2006
Census Shows Sunbelt Grows More Than City
The New York Sun, by Russell Berman, March 16, 2006
Fed Survey: Average Inflation-Adjusted Family Incomes Drop in 2004
The Journal News, by Martin Crutsinger, February 24, 2006
In Ratner’s Shadow
WNYC, by Andrea Bernstein, February 13, 2006
In New York City, Still Going Strong
The New York Times, by Jennifer Steinhauer, January 22, 2006
Abused Child’s Murder A Crisis for Bloomberg
New York Observer, by Jason Horowitz, January 17, 2006
More of the Young and Hip Fight Urban Urge
USA Today, by Haya El Nasser, December 29, 2005
Spitzer’s Aspirations
The New York Sun, December 28, 2005
Creatives Are Being Priced Out of Gotham
Variety, by Elizabeth Guider, December 23, 2005
City Risks Losing ‘Creative Core,’ Study Says
The New York Sun, by Russell Berman, December 19, 2005
Predicting the Big Stories in 2006
Gotham Gazette, December 19, 2005
New York, Once A Lure, Is Slowly Losing the Creative Set
The New York Times, by Jennifer Steinhauer, December 18, 2005
New York City Losing Its Creative Edge
New York 1, December 18, 2005
Huge Windfall for Transit Wish List
The New York Daily News, by Russ Buettner, Heidi Evans, Robert Gearty, Brian Kates, Greg B. Smith and Richard T. Pienciak, December 11, 2005
Billions In Liberty Bonds Go Unspent
The New York Daily News, by Russ Buettner, Heidi Evans, Robert Gearty, Brian Kates, Greg B. Smith and Richard T. Pienciak, December 08, 2005
Ratner Sends Gehry To Drawing Board
New York Observer, by Matthew Schuerman, December 05, 2005
Battle Over Bronx BJ’s Store
Crain's New York Business,, by Tommy Fernandez, November 21, 2005
WTC Fixup Tops Agenda
The New York Daily News, by David Saltonstall, November 10, 2005
What the Next Mayor Must Do
The New York Daily News, by Jonathan Bowles, November 09, 2005
New Leaders? Outsiders Are In
The New York Times, by Clyde Haberman, November 08, 2005
Grand Theft Jobs
Village Voice, by Tom Robbins, November 08, 2005
Bronx Telecom Firm Is Hot To Wire City
Crain's New York Business, by Tommy Fernandez, November 07, 2005
Mayor Plans Tough Stand in New Term
Crain's New York Business, by Anne Michaud, November 07, 2005
Giuliani Guide Is Bloomberg Gadfly
The New York Times, by Nicholas Confessore, October 25, 2005
Transforming Bronx Terminal Market, but at a Steep Price
The New York Times, by Charles V. Bagli and Robin Shulman, October 24, 2005
The Real Issues in the 2005 Mayoral Race
Gotham Gazette, by Mark Berkey-Gerard, October 17, 2005
Beep Boosts Bronx; Obstacles Loom
Crain's New York Business, by Erik Enquist, October 10, 2005
Taking Credit for Rebound That Remade City Economy
The New York Times, by Jennifer Steinhauer, October 09, 2005
At CUNY, Giving Workers A Leg Up
The New York Times, by Joseph P. Fried, October 02, 2005
Campaign 2005: Real Estate Boom; Corporate Developments; Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Gotham Gazette, by Mark Winston Griffith, September 21, 2005
Developer Has Mixed Record in Brooklyn
WNYC, by Andrea Bernstein, September 13, 2005
Three Sectors Hold Most Promise; Distribution, Food Processing Are Tops; Boroughs Need To Do More Wi
Crain's New York Business,, by Tom Fredrickson, September 05, 2005
Gentrification No Longer Just A Four-Letter Word,
Crain's New York Business,, by Tommy Fernandez, September 05, 2005
Bronx finally getting Verizon Internet technology
Crain's New York Business,, by Amanda Fung, August 30, 2005
Message is Mixed for Mike’s Economy
The New York Daily News, by David Saltonstall, August 29, 2005
Message Is Mixed for Mike’s Economy; Analyzing the Bloomberg Mayoralty
The New York Daily News, by Dave Saltonstall, August 29, 2005
Officials Defend Actions to Keep Goldman Sachs Downtown
The New York Times, by Patrick McGeehan, August 12, 2005
Campaign 2005: Long-Term Issues Facing the Arts in NYC
Gotham Gazette, by Jonathan Mandell, August 01, 2005
Industrial Policy Has Design Flaws: Zones to provide low rents, long leases won’t prevent residentia
Crain's New York Business, by Judy Temes, July 11, 2005
Mayor Pursues Plans Outside Manhattan, and Even Critics Applaud
The New York Times, by Charles Bagli, July 11, 2005
For Keyspan Park neighbors, wealth hasn’t spread
Newsday, by Randi F. Marshall, June 26, 2005