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Imagine CIA - The Survey

Media last updated July 7, 2010

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"We Can Green Brooklyn" EcoFair - Saturday, April 17th

Event on April 17, 2010

 
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April 17, 2010 - 11:00am - 5:00pm
Holy Cross Auditorium and Yard

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The Neighborhood Energy Forum

Event on March 20, 2010

 

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FOR A GATHERING ABOUT FUNDING FOR ENERGY
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SINGLE- AND MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

  
Find out how to get funding for YOUR energy efficiency or renewable energy project, and save money on all your energy bills. For more information about the event, click here.

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March 20, 2010 - 9:30am - 2:00pm
Brooklyn College Student Center, Gold Room

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Coney Island Avenue Goes Under the Microscope

Media last updated February 24, 2010

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Stirring the Pot on Church Avenue

Media last updated January 8, 2010

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Saving Independent Retail

Issue Brief last updated August 10, 2009

Independent retailers are part of the glue that holds neighborhoods together, but increasingly they are fighting for survival. Retailers are plagued by high rents, competition from chains and the internet, limited access to credit, and other stresses, but their decline is far from inevitable. Drawing from the Pratt Center's work with neighborhood groups seeking to build strong shopping districts and from creative strategies pursued by other cities, the Pratt Center Issue Brief "Saving Independent Retail" details measures the Mayor’s Office can and must take to keep independent stores thriving.

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Bus Rapid Transit proposed route - Sunset Park to JFK

Map last updated May 20, 2009

Transit connections to job centers outside of Manhattan will be vital as New York City moves to diversify its economy. Bus Rapid Transit can connect riders to industrial centers, hospitals, universities, and other destinations hard for many riders to reach by subway.

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Church Avenue Retail Study

Project last updated April 6, 2009

The Church Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) has retained the Pratt Center to conduct a retail market study and needs assessment, with the goal of making sure the already successful retail strip -- the shopping hub of Flatbush -- better serves a neighborhood where the poor and middle class live side by side.
 

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Pratt Center eNews - Winter 2009

News last updated March 22, 2009

In this Issue:

  • A message from Advisory Board Chair Gary Hattem
  • Coney Island for all
  • COMMUTE speaks up for mass transit
  • Nurturing new potential in old libraries
  • Boosting Church Avenue
  • Pratt-seeded workforce program continues expansion
  • Political climate change
  • Contribute to the Pratt Center

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