Know the news: Bloomberg and the economy

If you take my class on New York City’s Economy and Business (required if you are an urban student) you will have to give an answer to this question in the first class.
How much influence does city government have on the local economy?

A lot
Some
A little

I won’t give away my answer, but every mayor must try to improve the city’s economy.
The most important initiative under way in the Bloomberg Administration is an effort to lure a first-class engineering school to the city. New York has a resurgent tech sector built on Internet companies. Those companies say one of their biggest problems is the lack of engineers. So the city is offering free land up to $100 million to a school with the best proposal. You can get up to speed on the issue in NYC to Silicon Valley: It’s On by CUNY alumn Danny Massey (a graduate of the school’s first class).

There are several good followup stories available to this one that so far no one has done. Any thoughts?

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