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.
