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Coney Island for All

Project last updated April 6, 2009

Residents and Workers Weigh in on Rezoning

A coalition of community, labor and housing organizations concerned with the future of Coney Island has joined in support of Coney Island for All: A Platform for Equitable Development, on which the Pratt Center for Community Development served as a key advisor. As a rezoning plan for Coney Island proceeds through the city's land use process, the platform outlines measures to ensure that new development in the beloved seaside area helps meet the area's deep needs for good jobs, affordable housing, retail services, preservation and expansion of the historic amusement area, and other community benefits.

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Coney Island Rezoning

Testimony last updated March 30, 2009

Testimony to Brooklyn Borough President on Coney Island Rezoning
March 30, 2009

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Downtown Brooklyn's Detour: The Unanticipated Impacts of Rezoning and Development on Residents and Businesses

Report last updated July 16, 2008

This report highlights the differences between the foreseen impacts declared by the city during its review of the Downtown Brooklyn Plan and the impacts now being felt by many people who have been living and doing business in Downtown Brooklyn. It compares the impacts of the rezoning as they were outlined in the plan's Final Environmental Impact Statement with how the area is now being developed.

Downtown Brooklyn Detour.pdf

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Pratt Center eNews - Summer 2008

News last updated September 4, 2008

In this Issue:

  • A Message from Pratt Center Sustainability and Environmental Justice Director Joan Byron
  • Mapping New York's Dwindling Manufacturing Land
  • Promoting Public Plazas
  • Downtown Brooklyn Report Supports Affordable Housing Advocacy
  • Energy Matters Launches
  • Seeking Policies to Support Independent Businesses
  • Meet Pratt Center's Summer Interns
  • Contribute

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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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Pratt Center eNews - Fall 2007

News last updated November 1, 2007

In this Issue:

  • What Banh Mi and Child Care Have in Common
  • Elena Conte: Community Action and Citywide Change
  • Downtown Brooklyn Reassessed
  • Campus Connection: A Sustainable Pratt Institute
  • Preservation and Planning: The Next Generation
  • Cypress Hills Breaks Ground
  • Redefining ReDefining Economic Development
  • Change a Light, Change the World
  • Save the Date: Pratt Center Gala, February 26, 2008

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City Point Tax-Exempt Bond Financing

Testimony last updated September 10, 2009

Testimony to the New York City Capital Resource Corporation
on $20 million stimulus bond financing for City Point retail complex

September 10, 2009

New York City is fortunate to be receiving tax-exempt bond financing under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for the vital purpose of restarting stalled development projects. The issue is whether the City is driving a hard enough bargain and sufficiently advancing public objectives given its investment in providing this source of financing. In choosing Albee Development LLC to be a recipient of the bonds’ benefits, however, the New York City Capital Resource Corporation and other public authorities involved with City Point must recognize the need to make this project work as part of a vibrant and diverse mix of retailers in a shopping district that hundreds of thousands of Brooklyn residents depend on. In exchange for taxpayers’ support to make this project possible, the Capital Resource Corporation must make sure that Fulton Street continues to be a place where independent retailers can thrive.

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Saving Independent Retail: Retail Diversity and Neighborhood Health

Testimony last updated September 18, 2009

Testimony to NYS Senate and NYS Assembly Standing Committees on Cities

During the past decade, locally owned retail businesses in neighborhoods all over New York City were on the losing end of the city’s strengthening economy. Prosperity turned into a threat as rising rents made it difficult for many of them to continue operating.

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