Report - February 2001
Payoffs for LayoffsIn recent years, New York City has attempted to retain major corporations through tax breaks and other sweetheart measures. But without any accountability measures, many of the businesses to benefit have cut jobs or relocated anyway.
Commentary/Op-Ed - January 2001
Right Idea, Wrong Time: The Center Calls for Changes in the Governor’s Biotechnology PlanNew York City, not upstate, should be the centerpiece of the state's biotechnology plan.
Commentary/Op-Ed - November 2000
Manufacturers Lose Another Battle: City Set to Allow Another Viable Factory Building to Be ConvertedOne of the biggest and best buildings on the Williamsburg waterfront will soon be converted from manufacturing space into 184 Soho-priced studio apartments--even though local residents have pushed to keep factories in the neighborhood.
Commentary/Op-Ed - October 2000
Zones of ContentionWaterfront neighborhoods are sick of being dumping grounds for dirty industries. But efforts to protect people from polluters are starting to lock out good neighbors, too: the businesses that make the city run.
Report - October 2000
On a Wing and a PrayerIn this report, the Center details how highway gridlock and antiquated cargo facilities keep New Yorks airports grounded.
Testimony - August 2000
Response to the City of New York’s Workforce Investment PlanSubmitted at a public hearing on the city's plan to implement the federal Workforce Investment Act locally
Report - August 2000
The Skills CrisisAmidst unprecedented economic growth, New York City remains unable to bring together employers, job trainers, and those left behind by prosperity and in need of training. Here's why.
Report - February 2000
The Empire Has No ClothesRising real estate prices and declining support from city government threatens the future of New York's apparel industry.
Report - August 1999
Biotechnology: The Industry That Got AwayDuring the 1990s, New York City had a golden opportunity to establish itself as a national center for the emerging biotech industry. How did we blow it?
Report - June 1999
Putting CUNY to WorkThough underutilized up to this point, the City University of New York is a potential economic development powerhouse. With closer ties to the city's business community, CUNY could make virtually unlimited contributions to New York's economic well-being.
Report - May 1999
The Big SqueezeThis groundbreaking report examines how rising rents and the real estate crunch are forcing small businesses out of New York City
Report - December 1998
Why New York Needs a New Jobs PolicyIn the Center's first look at workforce development policy in New York City, director Neil Kleiman lays out an agenda for job creation that supports economic growth.
