Report - November 2002
The Creative EngineThis groundbreaking report by the Center details how arts & culture is fueling economic growth in New York City neighborhoods.
Report - October 2002
Bumpy SkiesIn this report on New York's air transport industry, the Center illustrates that JFK and LaGuardia fared worse than most U.S. airports in the year after September 11th and still face structural threats to future competitiveness.
Report - August 2002
Red Hook and Gowanus RebornCommissioned by the Red Hook/Gowanus Chamber of Commerce, this report details the industrial and maritime revival of the Red Hook and Gowanus neighborhoods.
Report - August 2002
Rebuilding Job Training from the Ground UpNearly a year after the disaster of September 11, New York City has begun a long-overdue reform of its workforce development system. In this report, the Center finds the early returns encouraging-but warns that heavy lifting lies ahead.
Report - August 2002
A Prescription for FailureThis report on biotechnology in New York shows how Albany's $200 million biotech plan bypasses New York City, where the state has its best chance to grow the industry.
Report - April 2002
Sympathy but no SupportThis report by Center research director Jonathan Bowles illustrates how even after September 11, state government in Albany has continued a decade-long pattern of shortchanging New York City.
Report - March 2002
After the Gold RushNo longer a specialty field, information technology has become an essential part of business growth in New York City. In this report, the Center tackles the question of how to connect jobseekers to a field that needs workers of all education and skill levels
Report - November 2001
Going on with the ShowLost amidst predictions of mass joblessness, budget deficits and overall economic turmoil has been the plight of arts and culture organizations, which have seen their revenue sources shrivel since the terrorist attack.
Report - November 2001
If You Can Make It HereA special report on real estate issues and the arts, prepared for the New York Foundation for the Arts and included in the NYFA publication "Culture Counts."
Report - November 2001
Under the MattressEven as recession and terrorism combined to throw tens of thousands of New Yorkers out of work, city government has sat on hundreds of millions of federal dollars designed for job training.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
