SPOTLIGHT ON: TOURISM

By Christine Bruzzese

Millions of visitors come to New York City every year. There is something for everyone to see and do. This article highlights some resources in the City Hall Library collection that cover the topic of tourism.

Wish You were Here: a Program to Boost Tourism and Create Jobs in New York City by the New York City Comptroller was published in 1993. This report discusses the effect of a higher hotel occupancy tax on tourism and what can be done to mitigate this situation. Benefits of promoting and encouraging tourism are presented and recommendations are given.

The Department of City Planning studied the tourist industry in New York City from 1974 to 1977 and prepared New York City's Visitors Industry. Statistics on visitors' expenditures, transportation, different types of visitors, employment in the tourism industry, etc. are provided. The work of the Convention and Visitors Bureau, as it was then known, is analyzed and compared to similar organizations in other major cities. The report ends with recommendations for enhancing and upgrading the tourism industry.

New York Tourism 2000 Committee was organized by the New York City Convention & Visitors Bureau to study tourism in New York City and focus on key issues for the upcoming new millennium. Published in 1992, the report, New York City Tourism 2000, analyzes the concept of tourism in general. Its impact on the world, the U.S. and the city, and other key issues are considered. Goals and strategies for future development are presented.

The New York Convention and Visitors Bureau issued Annual Reports. These publications detail the Bureau's efforts to promote tourism and attract visitors to the city. Included are statistics on number of visitors, accomplishments of the Bureau and descriptions of various programs and activities. Holdings are from 1967 to 1970. Incidentally, the Bureau was renamed NYC & Company after merging with the group, New Yorkers for New York in 1999.

Vertical files on tourism and visitors include newspaper articles, other clippings and brochures that may be of interest.

ACQUISITIONS LIST, JUNE 2008

The following publications were received by the City Hall Library in the past month. Additional government publications can be found online in our Government Publications section.

AKRF, Inc.
Phase 1A archaeological documentary study: Fresh Kills Park. Prepared for N.Y. City Dept. of City Planning and Dept. of Parks and Recreation. December 2007.

Arbreton, Amy, et al.
Advancing achievement: findings from an independent evaluation of a major after-school initiative. Philadelphia, PA, Public/Private Ventures, February 2008.

Brooklyn College Archaeological Research Center, CUNY.
The history and archaeology of City Hall Park. Prepared for the N.Y. City. Dept. of Parks and Recreation. May 2008.

Brown, Marilyn A., Frank Southworth, and Andrea Sarzynski.
Shrinking the carbon footprint of metropolitan America. Washington: Brookings Institution, May 2008.

Citizens Union of the City of New York.
Citizens Union report and recommendations on public oversight of police misconduct. [2008].

Cragsmoor Consultants.
Phase 1B archaeological survey: National Lighthouse Redevelopment Project, ... Staten Is., N.Y. April 2008.

Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
2007 annual report. 2008.

Foggin, Mark.
Recipe for growth: kitchen incubators give food entrepreneurs something that's often difficult to find in New York: a licensed commercial kitchen at affordable rates. New York: Center for an Urban Future, June 2008.

Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy, New York University.
State of New York City's housing and neighborhoods 2007.

Geismar, Joan.
Archaeological potential of Fort Totten in relation to the demolition of structures and creation of a passive landscape: memo report. Prepared for N.Y. City Dept. of Parks and Recreation. July 2007.

Historical Perspectives, Inc.
East River Esplanade and piers: archaeological field monitoring and soil boring analysis, Borough of Manhattan, New York. Prepared for New York City Economic Development Corporation. March 2008.

Historical Perspectives, Inc.
Phase 1A archaeological assessment: Chandler Street sewer outfall, Far Rockaway, Queens, NY. Prepared for Hazen and Sawyer and N.Y. City Department of Design and Construction. February 2008.

Illegal Hotels Working Group.
Room by room: illegal hotels and the threat to New York's tenants. June 2008.

Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
Phase 1A archaeological investigation: Queens Plaza Redevelopment Project, Long Island City, New York. April 2008.

Metz, Rachel A., Julie Goldsmith and Amy J.A. Arbreton.
Putting it all together: guiding principles for quality after-school programs serving preteens. Philadelphia, PA, Public/Private Ventures, April 2008.

N.Y. City. Board of Elections.
Annual report 2007. 2008.

N.Y. City. Citywide Administrative Services, Department of.
Green book 2008-2009. 2008.
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N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the compliance of Merissa Restaurant Corporation with its license agreement. June 6, 2008 (Report no. 7840)

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the compliance of the United Nations Development Corporation with its lease agreement, January 1, 2005-December 31, 2006. May 29, 2008.

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the Department of Citywide Administrative Services collection of rents in arrears. June 6, 2008 (Report no. 7839)

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the financial and operating practices of the City Civil Service Commission. June 10, 2008 (Report no. 7842)

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the New York City Economic Development Corporation's compliance with its lease agreement for the Brooklyn Army Terminal. June 6, 2008 (Report no. 7841)

N.Y. City. Comptroller.
Audit report on the New York City Housing Authority efforts to address tenant request for repairs. June 5, 2008. (Report no. 7838)

N.Y. City. Consumer Affairs, Department of.
2007 annual report. 2008.

N.Y. City. Council.
Federal agenda fiscal 2007-2008. September 18, 2007.

N.Y. City. Council.
6-month check-up: are hospitals letting patients know about financial assistance programs? A staff report to the Committee on Oversight and Investigations and the Committee on Health. October 2007.

N.Y. City. Council. Middle School Task Force.
Report. August 2007.

N.Y. City. Design and Construction, Department of.
Construction & demolition waste manual. May 2003.

N.Y. City. Design and Construction, Department of.
Design consultant guide. August 2003.

N.Y. City. Design and Construction, Department of.
Geothermal heat pump manual. August 2002.

N.Y. City. Design and Construction, Department of.
High performance building guidelines. April, 1999.

N.Y. City. Design and Construction, Department of.
Manual for quality, energy efficient lighting. January 2005, expanded July 2006.

N.Y. City. Education, Department of.
2008 test results: math and English language arts, grades 3-8. June 23, 2008.

N.Y. City. Fire Department.
FDNY medal day 2008.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, fiscal year 2002. 2002.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, fiscal year 2003. 2003.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, fiscal year 2004. June 2004

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, fiscal year 2005. June 2005.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, fiscal year 2006. June 2006.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, FY 2007. June 2007.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Critical activities report: adult services, fiscal year 2008. March 2008.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Emerging trends in client demographics: policy & planning.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Historic data: charts and graphs trending shelter census since 1980.

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
HOPE 2004: homeless outreach population estimate. [2005]

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
HOPE 2005: the NYC street survey. Results. [2006]

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
HOPE 2006: the NYC Street survey. Results. [2007]

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of.
Street outreach: HOPE 2007 results. Successful strategies and new partnerships. [2008]

N.Y. City. Homeless Services, Department of. New York City Family Homelessness Special Master Panel.
Family homelessness prevention report. November 2003.

N.Y. City. Independent Budget Office.
How much will the proposed early-retirement bill cost the city? June 18, 2008 (IBO Inside the Budget, no. 156).

N.Y. City. Police Department.
Medal Day. 2008.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Mixed signals: 311 fails to provide consistent information to parents of children with special needs. June 2008.

N.Y. City. Public Advocate.
Out of tune: a survey on NYC students' access to arts education. June 2008.

N.Y. City. Transportation, Department of.
Sustainable streets: strategic plan for the New York City Department of Transportation 2008 and beyond. 2008.

New York City Criminal Justice Agency, Inc.
Predicting pretrial misconduct among domestic violence defendants in New York City: final report. May 2008.

N.Y. State. Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Annual report. 2008.

N.Y. State. Financial Control Board.
Review of FY 2008: staff report. June 5, 2008.

New York State/New York City Mental Health-Criminal Justice Panel.
Report and recommendations to Governor David A. Paterson and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. June 2008.

URS Corporation.
Phase 1B archaeological investigations for Sunnyside, Queens Rail Complex, Queens, New York. Prepared for MTA/NYC Transit. February 2008.

United Hospital Fund.
Streamlining renewal in Medicaid and SCHIP: strategies from other states and lessons for New York. An issue brief. New York: [2008]

Vera Institute of Justice.
Understanding family homelessness in New York City: an in-depth study of families' experiences before and after shelter. September 2005.

Vitale, Alex S.
City of disorder: how the Quality of Life Campaign transformed New York politics. New York: NYU Press, 2008.

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