Resources
CUR's website provides free access to many of the data sets, maps, and research findings we have prepared over the years. Click on the links below to read descriptions of our work, view data and maps online, and download our materials for use in your own projects. Contact us if you have any questions or would like us to provide customized services for you.
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Maps and analysis of voting results for the 2008 presidential election in New York City.
Online Statistical Data AnalysisThe CUNY Data Service at CUR has developed this site to enable users including the larger CUNY community to undertake statistical data analysis of selected US Census Bureau datasets via the Web.
NYC OASIS: the Open Accessible Space Information SystemThe Open Accessible Space Information System (OASIS) website provides the richest source of community maps for New York City -- free and all in one place. It helps nonprofits, community groups, educators, students, public agencies, and local businesses develop a better understanding of their environment with interactive maps of open spaces, property information, transportation networks, and more.
Workforce Trends in the NYC regionUPDATED SEPTEMBER 2008. Maps showing current conditions and trends in employment, firms, and wages in detailed industry sectors (NAICS) from 2000-2006 by county and ZIP Code in the New York metropolitan area.
New York's Changing Middle ClassPresentation by CUR's John Mollenkopf at an April 2007 conference co-sponsored by the Drum Major Institute and Baruch College's School of Public Affairs to discuss whether the middle class dream can survive in New York. Other speakers included former Governor Mario Cuomo and NYC Comptroller William Thompson.
Hispanic Immigration on Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk County)The American Community Survey releases population estimates on an annual basis at the level of census-defined Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). In a project for the Long Island-based Hagedorn Foundation, we were asked to estimate Hispanic population by legislative district (state and county). We used demographic methods to distribute the PUMA Latino population over Census Blocks, then aggregated the blocks by legislative district. This summary describes our approach.
New York City Immigrants: The 1990s WaveThis Federal Reserve Bank paper co-written by CUR's Joseph Pereira provides an in-depth look at the city’s newest foreign-born residents.
Foreign-Born Population in Upstate New YorkThis Federal Reserve Bank paper co-written by CUR's Joseph Pereira provides an analysis of upstate New York’s foreign-born residents, and suggests that they contribute to the region’s human capital in important ways.
Recent CUR books, reports, other publicationsLinks to recent books and other publications written, edited, or produced by the Center for Urban Research, as well educational presentations and workshops.
