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"Toward a 21st Century City for All" project launched May 13, 2013 May 13, 2013. The 21st Century City for All project was launched today at a public forum at the Graduate Center, bringing together a diverse network of stakeholders to develop an inclusive vision for city policy to help achieve a more just, equal and prosperous New York City in the coming years.

Hotel industry employment grew by 45 percent over the decade, NYCLMIS report says Mar 12, 2013 Today, the New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS) is releasing New York City’s Traveler Accommodation Industry: A Guide for Education and Workforce Professionals. The report was prepared for Deputy Mayors Linda Gibbs and Robert Steel and Schools Chancellor Walcott, and the Workforce Collaborative. The report findings have immediate implications for jobseekers and for the people who train and place them in jobs.

NYCLMIS to Release New Hotel Industry Profile on March 13, 2013 Feb 20, 2013 Join the New York City Employment & Training Coalition (NYCE&TC) for the release of New York City Labor Market Information Service's (NYCLMIS) "hot off the press" report.

Newsday opinion piece on Long Island's special districts Dec 10, 2012 The Center for Urban Research and the Long Island Index published an op-ed in Newsday about the patchwork quilt of overlapping government service districts across Nassau and Suffolk counties.

Long Island special districts mapped online for the 1st time Dec 04, 2012 UPDATED Dec. 4, 2012: In partnership with the Long Island Index, the Center for Urban Research has mapped the complex and complicated special taxation districts and service provider areas throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.

WNYC's New Tech City program talks about maps Nov 20, 2012 November 20, 2012: WNYC's New Tech City program featured an interview this morning with CUR's Steven Romalewski about the changing nature of maps in the digital age, plus a feature piece on NY Public Library's historical maps.

2012 election and CUR's maps in the news Oct 30, 2012 Several news organizations and others have made great use of CUR's "comparinator" maps of legislative districts pre- and post-redistricting. This round-up highlights the latest examples.

WNET features CUR Director John Mollenkopf on changing NYC demographics Oct 26, 2012 WNET's MetroFocus program featured an interview with CUR Director John Mollenkopf about the impact of changing demographics on the 2013 NYC elections.

CUNY Study Highlights Effects of Recession on Private-Sector Union Membership Decline, Growing Divide between Public and Private Sector in NYC Sep 04, 2012 Today, researchers from the City University of New York issued a new study of unionization trends in New York City, New York State and the nation. Entitled THE STATE OF THE UNIONS 2012, the report highlights the declining presence of organized labor in the private sector in New York City and the growing gap between private and public sector unionization rates.

PostgreSQL Import Scripts for ACS 2010 Selected Population Tables Jul 25, 2012 In order to facilitate working with American Community Survey data, Center for Urban Research uses a PostgreSQL database server and a set of SQL import routines. Research Associate Lee Hachadoorian has just published scripts for the recently released ACS 2010 Selected Population Tables to his GitHub at https://github.com/leehach.