Testimony - October 2001
Don’t Legalize Loft Conversions in East Williamsburg Industrial ParkTestimony of Jonathan Bowles, Research Director, Center for an Urban Future Before the City Planning Commission On Loft Law Zoning Amendments
Commentary/Op-Ed - October 2001
A Diverse Economy Will Get City MovingReprinted from Newsday, 10/04/2001
Report - October 2001
Sudden ImpactMany of New York Citys vital economic sectors were seriously affected by the September 11 attack.
Report - October 2001
The Future of the Tech Savvy CityCUF Senior Fellow Joel Kotkin examines what New York and other urban centers must do to continue as "high-tech hubs."
Report - June 2001
Building a Highway to Higher EdAfter decades of miscommunication between high schools and colleges, education advocates nationwide are taking heart in signs that collaboration and coordination are beginning to ease the transition to higher ed. Nowhere is this positive trend more pronounced than in New York City.
Commentary/Op-Ed - May 2001
Economic Development: An OverviewA look at economic development issues likely to face New York's next Mayor
Report - May 2001
The Workforce Challenge: To Place is to WinAfter eight months of research, the Center for an Urban Future has completed the first comprehensive report on New York Citys new and controversial welfare to work job-training system.
Testimony - April 2001
Long Island City RezoningTestimony of Jonathan Bowles, Research Director, Center for an Urban Future, Before City Planning Commission: Long Island City Rezoning
Commentary/Op-Ed - February 2001
The City’s Tax Break Policy is a WasteOp-Ed from Center for an Urban Future Research Director Jonathan Bowles. Reprinted from Newsday, 2/21/2001.
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.
