August 18: Press Release:
New York’s Economic Development Effort Fail According to New Report

May 7
May 2010 Update

April 21
NY Jobs with Justice and Urban Agenda Urge City Charter Commission to ‘Slow Down’

April 15, 2010: NY Times:
Bronx Activists Trying to Turn Park Projects, Stimulus Cash Into Economic Engines.

April 5
April 2010 Update

January
January 2010 Update

December 1: Event
Our 5th Anniversary - Honoring Ted Kheel

November
November 2009 Update

October 27: Event
Join us for the Launch of the Green Collar Jobs Roadmap

September 29
The Federal Economic Stimulus and New York: Sep. 2009 update

September 4
September 2009 Update

September 4: In The News
Labor Unions’ Green Efforts Are Cause for Celebration (Apollo News Service)

August 31: News & Views
Blue/Green - Making It Work Takes Work

August 6
August 2009 Update

August 1: In The News
Glenn Beck Attacks Apollo Alliance

No Return on Our Investment:
The Failure of New York’s Industrial Development Agencies

This new report from Urban Agenda and New York Jobs with Justice finds that New York State’s main economic development tool, Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs), are spending spiraling amounts of tax dollars each year while failing to create jobs and hiding from public scrutiny.

No Return on Our Investment identifies emerging and troublesome economic development issues and uses concrete examples of IDA-subsidized projects as well as workers, residents and small business owners throughout the state to highlight the flaws of the state’s 115 IDAs. For more information, read our press release or download a copy of our report.

Urban Agenda has moved.

Our new contact information is:

50 Broadway, Suite 1602
New York, NY 10004

Phone: (212) 631-0886
Fax: (888) 370-3085

The Green Collar Jobs Roadmap

Read the Roadmap • See Endorsers • Endorse — Oct. 27: Launch

Growing a Green Collar Workforce

NYC Apollo Alliance

Make Your Voice Heard on City Charter Revision

The Federal Stimulus and New York City

Green Collar Jobs Roundtable Campaign

Green Collar Jobs Research