Commentary/Op-Ed - July 2002
Another Disappointing Year From AlbanyFor years, Albany lawmakers have been indifferent, at best, to New York City's interests. In this article for the Gotham Gazette, the Center's Jonathan Bowles shows that the 2001-2002 legislative session was no different.
Commentary/Op-Ed - June 2002
Re-Knitting the Safety NetAnalysis and recommendations from the Center for an Urban Future on how to reorient welfare, in New York City and the nation, into a system that encourages, supports and rewards work.
Commentary/Op-Ed - June 2002
An Interview with Lawrence MeadThe Center's David Fischer talks with political scientist Lawrence Mead, a leading scholar on poverty and welfare and a prominent voice in the debate over reauthorization of the federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program.
Commentary/Op-Ed - June 2002
The Nonprofit MarginNew York City spends millions every year to help nonprofits provide needed social services in the five boroughs. So why doesn't the city let these linchpin organizations take advantage of tax incentives for relocation to alternative business districts the city promotes to for-profits?
Commentary/Op-Ed - June 2002
Mike Has the Right Idea on Welfare ReformMayor Bloomberg's welfare reform proposal seeks to balance the obligation to work with the supports families need to escape dependency. (Originally published in Newsday, June 11, 2002.)
Commentary/Op-Ed - May 2002
A Needy City is Let Down by AlbanyIn the recently passed state budget, Albany officials continue to give short shrift to New York City, even after September 11. (Originally published in the New York Daily News, May 27, 2002.)
Commentary/Op-Ed - May 2002
New York State of BlindIf it doesnt work hard to attract the job-creating entrepreneurs of the future, NYC will lose its reputation as "The Greatest City in the World."
Commentary/Op-Ed - April 2002
Training WreckIn the latest installment of NYC Inc., the Center's David Fischer examines why New York City has fared so poorly in connecting the business community to job training and workforce development systems.
Commentary/Op-Ed - April 2002
Albany Should Stop Stiffing New York CityThis op-ed was originally published in New York Newsday, April 11, 2002.
Commentary/Op-Ed - March 2002
Retention Deficit DisorderWill New York finally adopt an incentive policy that keeps businesses in the city without giving away the store?
Commentary/Op-Ed - March 2002
The $67 Million QuestionIn this article for the Gotham Gazette, the Center looks at how New York City suddenly found itself in an ironic use-it-or-lose-it situation with $67 million in federal funding for job training.
Commentary/Op-Ed - February 2002
Albany Must Do More For the CityThis op-ed first appeared in the New York Daily News on Feb. 26, 2002.
Commentary/Op-Ed - February 2002
Building the Right FoundationConsultant David Hochman examines why New York City's foundations have funded antipoverty programs to the exclusion of other worthwhile efforts.
Commentary/Op-Ed - January 2002
A Small Opportunity: Time for Entrepreneurship to Thrive in NYCStart-ups can't stand in for fleeing financial giants. But they could help put the city back in business.
Commentary/Op-Ed - October 2001
A Diverse Economy Will Get City MovingReprinted from Newsday, 10/04/2001
Commentary/Op-Ed - May 2001
Economic Development: An OverviewA look at economic development issues likely to face New York's next Mayor
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.
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.
