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We have successfully completed another system-wide update to the NYCdata website. This update includes: a reformatting of data tables-making them more current and readable, expanded coverage, increased external links to partner/sourcing websites, and, in general, made the NYCdata website experience more visually appealing. The creative and digital content was managed by Kenya Williams; the data research and updating was prepared by Murtaza Karimjee.
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The process of updating, which began in the latter part of 2011 has been completed. Raviraj Tarale was responsible for that work. Kenya Williams continued his work on reformatting many of the pages to increase accessibility and enhancing user experience. Eugene J. Sherman |
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As was the case in February, 2011, we are updating the web site in stages. Owing to data discontinuities at some sources, we eliminated some tables and have reformatted others. Our latest update is through Section 6. Raviraj Tarale did all of the updating work. In addition we reformatted many of the pages to make them more readily accessible to prospective web site users. This aspect of the work was completed by Kenya Williams, a Baruch graduate, who is an expert in utilizing digital technology. Eugene J. Sherman |
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The latest website enhancement was an addition to the Chapter on Culture (Section 14). We provide lists of selected movies, TV shows and songs in which New York City is ether the focus or the backdrop. We include synopses of the movies and TV shows and have links to the lyrics of the songs. The work was done by Raviraj Tarale. Eugene J. Sherman |
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Our latest undertaking was ambitious - a summary of all of the environmental initiatives in New York City, both in place and in process. The number of them and their scope is surprisingly large, even to "knowledgeable" New Yorkers. Take a look. The project was undertaken by Amina Kimova. Eugene J. Sherman |
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Our September 2010 update added three large tables to Section 18: 1) a ranking of the meritorious characteristics of major international cities and 2) a schedule of all the Olympic cities from 1896 forward (two tables - summer and winter games). The Olympic cities tables provide links to the website of the International Olympic Committee. The viewer can call up results for every event of any Olympiad. All of this was compiled by Amina Kimova. Eugene J. Sherman |
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We’ve added a new section, calling it: Uniquely New York – Festivals, Parades … It contains descriptions and origins of 47 different festivals (17), parades (17), games and competitions (8) and unique types of entertainment (5) only in New York City. This section is fun and it captures the color and character of the city and its people. Eugene J. Sherman |
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The latest update was done, once again, by Amina Kimova. This included the introduction of new tables and deletions of others that were not kept current by their originators. Eugene J. Sherman |
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The biggest achievement of our latest enhancement is the posting of maps showing the locations of neighborhoods (all 292 of them) and the locations of institutions of higher learning. Amina Kimova did all of that work, importantly guided by Francis Donnelly of Baruch's award winning library. In addition, we made a number of other changes throughout the website. Eugene J. Sherman |
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We updated, added to and enhanced the entire website in January 2008 and again in May 2009. Amina Kimova, a graduate student at Baruch, did the bulk of the work. Eugene J. Sherman |
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Marcela Solano, MS '06 Baruch College, managed the updates and Rafael Nunez, Zicklin School of Business Web Administrator, integreded the enhancements into this website. Eugene J. Sherman |
This compendium of data on New York City (NYC) was a labor of love. All of the participants named below worked with enthusiasm and focus. The goals were to get it right and to be as complete as possible. In a few cases, we were thwarted by a lack of data availability. But, most of the time, there was so much that we had to be selective. The final choices were made by me. The impetus for this project came from Professor Terrence Martell, Director of the Weissman Center for International Business. The compendium, at first, was intended merely to update an earlier Fact Book, which had fallen badly out of date after a 10 year hiatus. But it soon became apparent that the emergence of the Internet had made a much wider and more detailed sweep of data available. So we scrapped the old model and created a fresh one. This compendium is a part of a larger program under way at the Weissman Center depicting the sweep of international linkages of NYC. Lene Skou, Deputy Director to Prof. Martell, was a continuing source of support, encouragement and administrative support. The actual work of research, data collection, formatting and perfecting was done over a 10 month period in 2004 by four Baruch College graduate students working for varying intervals as assistants to the Weissman Center. As is typical of the students at Baruch College, they all came from elsewhere - Bulgaria, India (2) and Malaysia. I was the native, life long New Yorker. They were Mariana Kind, Chitra Priyamvada, Gladwyn Desouza, and Ai Lin See. Louise Klusek of our award winning Baruch Library provided valuable help and generous time to the project. Finally, the whole project was made possible by the generous contributions of Glenn Woo, an MBA alumnus of the class of 1967. We took care to show sources on each table so that the user (and we) can pursue further inquiry and update over time. Eugene J. Sherman |
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