Report - December 2003
Seeking a Workforce SystemThis first of its kind study, co-created by the Center and the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals, tracks $1.3 billion spent in New York on workforce programs--and finds significant fragmentation.
Testimony - November 2003
City Zoning Decisions Further Harm NYC ManufacturersCUF Research Director Jonathan Bowles addresses City Council on recent city zoning decisions and the impact on city businesses.
Commentary/Op-Ed - November 2003
Twilight ZoningThe city says the new landscape of historically industrial areas of Williamsburg will be "mixed use." But high-priced housing won't just sound the death knell for existing industry--it will weaken New York's economy, too.
Commentary/Op-Ed - October 2003
Model CitiesData shows New Yorks economic pulse has been flatlining for years. What urban wonks can learn from unlikely recovery zones in Los Angeles and Houston.
Testimony - September 2003
Workforce System in TransitionCUF project director David Jason Fischer addressed a joint hearing of the Youth and Economic Development Committees of City Council on Monday, Sept. 15.
Commentary/Op-Ed - September 2003
City Faces Severe Challenges to Economic GrowthThis editorial based on the author's recent report Engine Failure, co-written with Joel Kotkin, originally appeared in Newsday on September 19, 2003.
Report - September 2003
Engine FailureWith economic woes that go well beyond 9/11, New York needs a bold new vision to renew the citys economy. In this acclaimed report, the Center for an Urban Future lays out a plan for growth that transcends skyscrapers and stock tickers.
Commentary/Op-Ed - August 2003
The outrage over New York City’s storefront awning ticket blitz is justified—but so are the limitsThe outrage over New York City's storefront awning ticket blitz is justified--but so are the limits on signage.
Testimony - June 2003
Testimony Supporting the Creation of a CUNY School of Professional StudiesCenter director Neil Kleiman speaks to the CUNY Board of Trustees about the proposal to create a school of professional studies at CUNY
Testimony - June 2003
Transferring Workforce Programs to the Department of Small Business ServicesCUF Project Director David Fischer speaks to the General Welfare Committee of the City Council on the Bloomberg Administration's move to shift job training responsibility to the Department of Small Business Services.
Commentary/Op-Ed - June 2003
Working AssetsGovernment should help employers hang on to their workers during tough times--its certainly cheaper than unemployment checks.
Testimony - May 2003
Should New York City Consider Separation From the State of New York?CUF Research Director Jonathan Bowles addressed City Council on how New York City has been mistreated by Albany--and whether the city should ponder secession from New York state.
Commentary/Op-Ed - May 2003
Call for BackupIf the city's serious about making downtown thrive, a small investment in wireless technology will pay huge dividends.
Report - May 2003
Rearranging the Deck Chairs? New York Citys Workforce System At The BrinkIn this policy brief, the Center blasts New York City's directionless workforce services policy--and offers a blueprint to turn the system around.
Commentary/Op-Ed - April 2003
NYCs Six Closest Suburbs Gained 39,000 Jobs Over the Past Year While the City Lost 58,000 JobsThe Center for an Urban Future charges that Pataki and Bruno's opposition to commuter tax is pure politics and shows blatant disregard for NYCs fiscal problems and post-9/11 needs.
Testimony - April 2003
Anti-NYC Bias Dooms State’s Biotech StrategyTestimony of Jonathan Bowles Before State Assembly Legislative Commission on Science and Technology
Commentary/Op-Ed - April 2003
City’s Jobless Need All the Help They Can GetThis op-ed on New York City workforce policy appeared in Newsday on April 30, 2003.
Commentary/Op-Ed - April 2003
Sick TransitNew York can't afford not to build a 21st-century public transportation system.
Report - March 2003
Labor GainsThough little heeded by the public and press, union-affiliated training is transforming New York's workforce landscape. In this new report, the Center offers the first comprehensive look at labor's substantial, and successful, training efforts.
Commentary/Op-Ed - March 2003
Learning from LaborUnions operate a number of New York City's most successful job training programs. But the publicly run workforce system has met these labor successes with indifference, or worse.
