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Transportation Equity Atlas Debuts

News last updated October 6, 2010

The Pratt Center has just released the Transportation Equity Atlas, a collection of downloadable maps showing commuting patterns and the length of rides to work for residents of a dozen low- and moderate-income neighborhoods in New York City, from East Flatbush to East Elmhurst to Washington Heights. The Atlas also shows where workers at major employment centers in the boroughs live, and how they get to work.

The Transportation Equity Atlas arrives just as the MTA announces fare hikes that add to the burden borne by low-income riders, who have already suffered the brunt of recent cutbacks in service.

Based on 2000 U.S. Census data, the Transportation Equity Atlas shows that even when the transit system had more frequent and extensive service, riders in the Atlas neighborhoods endured extremely long commutes to work. For example, more than half of subway riders in Soundview, in the Bronx, had rides of one hour or more.

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Commercial Uses Invading Mayor's Industrial Business Zones

Report last updated October 28, 2009

This study shows that dozens of hotels, superstores, entertainment and other non-industrial uses have moved into areas the Bloomberg administration designated to protect important manufacturing jobs.

commercial uses invading IBZs final.pdf

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Illegal Residential Conversions in the East Williamsburg In-Place Industrial Park

Report last updated May 1, 2004

An anaysis of residential uses in the East Williamsburg In-Place Industrial Park, now called the North Brooklyn IBZ. This study documents the severity of the problem and the failure of some City agencies to enforce the law, and recommends changes to both the zoning and the administrative process needed to address the problem.

illegal_residential_conversions.pdf

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Domino Sugar Refinery Rezoning

Testimony last updated July 31, 2007

Testimony on the Draft Scope of Work

July 31, 2007

Good afternoon. I am Jennifer Barrett, Research and Policy Associate at the New York Industrial Retention Network or NYIRN. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the scope of work for the Domino Sugar Refinery. For the past ten years, NYIRN has worked with government agencies and businesses throughout the five boroughs to ensure a place for industry in the City.

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