Find out everything you’ve ever wanted to know about the NYC economy but haven’t had a chance to ask.

• If New York City were a country, where would its economy rank in the world?
• What is the largest sector of the city’s economy measured by employment?
• Why is Wall Street the city’s dominant industry even though it accounts for 5% of the city’s workforce?
• In terms of severity, how crippling was the last recession? (The answer might surprise you.)

Those are just some of the questions you will be able to answer after a special 90-minute crash course on the economy designed for journalists covering New York and people working on public policy issues in the city. The course will provide an understanding of the city’s economy, the challenges it faces and the role of public policy in shaping the economy.

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The session will be taught by Greg David, director of the business and economics reporting program at the CUNY J School and for 25 years the editor and editorial director of Crain’s New York Business.

When: Thursday, October 7th, 6:30 – 8:00 PM
Where: CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, 219 W. 40th between 7th and 8th Ave.
For Whom: Anyone who wants to understand the NYC economy
Taught By: Greg David, NYC Economy Expert, (Bio Below)
How Much: $29 for early-registration, $35 thereafter

Greg David spent 33 years as an award-winning business journalist before becoming director of the Business & Economics Reporting Program at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. He has taught courses on covering the economy, the New York City economy and business, and Wall Street. He continues to work as a journalist with a daily blog and weekly column in Crain’s New York Business and numerous speaking and media appearances. He is at work on a book on the transformation of the New York economy in the past 30 years. He is most well known for his tenure as editor of Crain’s, the publication known as the leading source of information on the New York economy, on the companies and industries that make New York the business capital of the world, and on the many connections between government and industry.

Tags: business reporting, economics, Greg David, New York City