Center for Urban Research

Urban Change: New York and beyond

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The Center for Urban Research organizes research on the critical issues that face New York and other large cities in the U.S. and abroad, collaborates with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other partners, and holds forums for the media, foundations, community organizations and others about urban research at The Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). Our website provides access to dynamic maps, data sets, and research findings about New York City and other metropolitan centers.

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SAVE THE DATE. The major urban research institutes at universities across the city are co-sponsoring a day-long forum on "The Future of New York City." Here are the details:

WHEN: Monday, November 23, 2009 (8:30 AM - 5 PM)

WHERE: Proshansky Auditorium at the CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10016

WHO: Co-sponsored by Center for Urban Research (CUNY Graduate Center); Center for New York City Affairs (New School University); Center for Urban Research & Policy (Columbia University); Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy (New York University); Pratt Center for Community Development (Pratt Institute).

Please RSVP. Click here for the agenda and list of speakers/panelists.

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In Spring 2008, CUNY and the New York City Workforce Investment Board launched the NYC Labor Market Information Service at the Center to develop action-oriented research, serve as a portal for cutting-edge and timely labor market data, and contribute to raising awareness about workforce development issues in New York City.

Other major projects and online resources include:

the OASIS website ;
CUR's Online Statistical Data Analysis website ; and
New York's immigrant second generation.

Find out more...

OASIS "2.0" featured in UrbanOmnibus
The feature story this week at UrbanOmnibus is a full-length piece about "A new OASIS for New York", highlighting CUR's enhancements to the OASISnyc mapping website.

Census 2010 outreach grants offered by LI foundations; CUR maps local "hard to count" communities
Several Long Island-based foundations have launched a "Count Me In" campaign, providing $300,000 in grants for local outreach efforts targeted at improving the count for the 2010 Census. The CUNY Mapping Service mapped "hard to count" areas to help ensure the most effective use of the grant funds.

Resources

The Center for Urban Research collects, analyzes, maps, and provides access to a wealth of data about the New York region and beyond. Visit our "Resource Center" to view this information online and/or download it for your own research.