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Data - March 2013
New York's New Business BoomNearly twice as many new businesses were started in the five boroughs in 2011 than in 1991, and the lion’s share were started outside of Manhattan.
Data - February 2013
Texas Two StepThere has been a huge spike in the number of New Yorkers relocating to Texas in recent years, even at a time when fewer city residents were departing for Charlotte, Atlanta, Philadelphia and other traditional destinations.
Impact - January 2013
Brooklyn Designs Returns in May 2013One of the recommendations we made in our 2011 Growth by Design report was that city and state officials should bring back Brooklyn Designs, the annual exhibition for Brooklyn-based designers that was discontinued in 2011 after nearly a decade in operation. We are pleased to report that Brooklyn Designs is returning to DUMBO this May.
Data - January 2013
Data from Branches of OpportunitySelected charts and graphs from the Center for an Urban Future's major January 2013 report on NYC's public libraries. The report found that public libraries are serving more people in more ways than ever before, and have become an increasingly critical part of the city’s human capital system; but they have been undervalued by policymakers and face growing threats in today’s digital age.
Impact - June 2012
CUF Report Leads to NYC Council Hearing About Transit Gaps Outside of ManhattanOn Tuesday, the New York City Council’s Transportation Committee held a hearing titled “Keeping Up with the Boroughs—Addressing Public Transit Needs Outside Manhattan,” that was prompted by the Center’s 2011 Behind the Curb report.
Impact - June 2011
New City Initiatives to Retain Industrial Jobs Echo CUF RecommendationsSeveral of our ideas influenced a package of 22 proposals to strengthen the city's industrial sector that was announced this week by Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn
Data - February 2011
Data from Behind the CurbSelected charts and graphs from the Center for an Urban Future's major February 2011 report which found that a disproportionate share of the city's recent job growth, transit ridership gains and population growth have occurred in the four boroughs outside of Manhattan. However, transit service in the boroughs has not kept pace-and the biggest losers have been the city's working poor.
Impact - July 2010
Daily News editorial cites CUF study, backs our conclusion that state should scrap Aqueduct racinoIn its lead editorial, the Daily News quotes the Center's "sharp study" about the Aqueduct Racetrack racino project and endorses our commentary's conclusion.
Impact - January 2010
Bloomberg Administration Adopts CUF Recommendation for Improving Street FairsIn 2006, the Center published "Rethinking New York's Street Fairs," a report which urged the city to make major changes to street fairs held in the five boroughs. Last week, the Bloomberg administration embraced a major recommendation.
