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Sunset Park Commuters

Map last updated May 25, 2010

Where Sunset Park Residents Work and
How They Get There

Sunset Park is that rarity in 21st century New York City: a genuine walk-to-work neighborhood. Downhill from the residential area is an industrial zone anchored by the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Bush Terminal, where companies employ many neighborhood residents. More than one-third of Sunset Park residents work in some form of manufacturing. Relatively affordable housing stock and well-established Central American and East Asian immigrant communities reinforce Sunset Park's status as a laborers' haven.

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Sunset Park Workers

Map last updated May 25, 2010

The Sunset Park waterfront is home to a diverse array of light industrial employers, many concentrated in the Brooklyn Army Terminal and Bush Terminal, which host printers, medical testing labs, garment makers, and even a vinyl-record pressing plant. In contrast to the Maspeth/East Williamsburg industrial area, Sunset Park workers are much likelier to walk or take the subway to work.

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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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Sunset Park Rezoning

Project last updated April 29, 2009

Sunset Park residents envision neighborhood growth

Planning the Scale of Future Development

The Pratt Center worked with Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez and Community Board 7 to help residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn weigh in on current development and a potential rezoning. The project has its roots in a grassroots campaign waged by area residents, who successfully lobbied against one developer's plans to construct a twelve-story building that would have marred the view from Sunset Park. After convincing the developer to significantly scale down plans, residents recognized the larger need to rezone the neighborhood, where new development currently faces no height restrictions. The community momentum around rezoning also presented an opportunity to address pressing related issues, notably the need to preserve and create affordable housing.

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Living Libraries

Project last updated March 31, 2009

An Affordable Housing Opportunity Takes Root

New York City's branch libraries play a vital role in the life of the city, acculturating new generations of immigrants, supplementing children's education beyond school walls, and offering new media to those who would not otherwise have access to technology.

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Pratt Center eNews - Winter 2008

News last updated February 2, 2008

In this Issue:

  • A Message from Pratt Center Director Brad Lander
  • Supporting Small Retailers
  • Connecting Congestion Pricing and Transportation Equity
  • Meet the Pratt Center Staff: Wendy Fleischer
  • Building a Balanced Sunset Park
  • City Adopts Community Plan for West Harlem
  • Introducing The Eminent Domain
  • One City/One Future Sparks Discussion
  • We're 45! Please Support the Pratt Center

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