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News from Pratt Center: June 2025
Inside the Made in NYC Learning Lab: Building Skills, Telling Stories, and Growing BIPOC-Owned Businesses
Testimony re: OneLIC Neighborhood Plan
Testimony Re: Redevelopment of Brooklyn Marine Terminal
Testimony Re: Community Land Act
The New York State Budget Fails to Update the State’s Solar Tax Credit
Celebrating Small Businesses at Made in NYC Week 2025
Brooklyn Transit Advocates, Unions Urge Bus-Only Lanes on Flatbush Avenue
Testimony Re: New York City Charter Revision Commission
Director's Update (February 2025)
Celebrating a Decade of Impact in NYC
These Brooklyn Homeowners Couldn’t Afford to Go Green. Then Help Arrived.
Flipping Out: How Home Flipping Reduces Affordability in NYC Neighborhoods of Color
Opinion: New York’s $5 Billion Climate Opportunity
Celebrating 10 Years of Taconic Fellowship
A Report on Pratt Center's Taconic Fellowship: A Decade of Community-Engaged Projects
Comments on sessions related to the LMI Portfolio and New Efficiency New York proceeding
Pratt Center 60th Anniversary Kicked Off with First-Ever Taste of Made in NYC
Sixth Annual Made in NYC Week Opens to the Public on May 10th culminating with Tasting Event on May 18
State Budget Authorizes Major Expansion of Basement and Cellar Apartment Legalization
Housing and Climate Policy in the NY State Budget: Missed Opportunities and Next Steps
Notes on Centering Communities: A framework for meaningful community participation at Pratt Center
News from Pratt Center: April 2024
Director’s Update (April 2024)
Devour food and drinks from local eateries at this unique NYC festival
Housing deal may include provision to let landlords increase rents on vacant rent-stabilized apartments
‘Taste Of Made In NYC’ Hopes To Tell City’s Story Through Culinary Experiences
Stalemate between real estate industry, unions complicating NY budget talks
‘Landlords Just Went Wild’: A Brief History of Vacancy Deregulation in New York
New Policy Brief: Attack on Affordability
Comments on City of Yes for Economic Opportunity Zoning Text Amendment
Notes on reviving the Bronx’s Westchester Avenue train station
Removing Barriers to Enable Basement Apartment Conversions in NYC
Notes on the Hudson River Access Project
NYC basement legalization plan caught in Albany’s housing gridlock
Ensuring equity in building decarbonization
Zoned In: What “City of Yes” Means for Nightlife & Creative Spaces
Director’s Update (December 2023)
They’re currently illegal, but the mayor is betting on basement apartments to boost housing supply
Directions to Pratt Center
Comments on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity Draft Scope
Why the New York City floods should be a wake-up call
Friday’s floods and our call to action
‘Predictable Emergencies:’ NYC Flash Floods Spur Renewed Calls for Basement Legalization
NYC Flooding Renews Calls for Safer Basement Apartments
Basement apartments can be deadly in rain storms. Why does the city want to legalize them?
Disrupting DC Book Talk: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City
So…what ever happened to setting up safer basement apartments in New York?
2 years after Hurricane Ida deaths, are NYC’s basement apartments any safer?
News from Pratt Center: September 2023
Director’s Update (September 2023)
Meet our 2023-2024 Graduate Fellows
A Traveling Memorial for the Victims of Ida
BK’s 4 Community Land Trusts Could Revolutionize Affordable Housing, Experts Say
Gaining Ground Panel Discussion
Rabble Rousers Film Screening
Alexa Kasdan appointed Executive Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development
Alexa Kasdan Named Executive Director of the Pratt Center for Community Development
A Message from Pratt Center’s New Executive Director
NYC residents get a leg up in housing lotteries in their own neighborhoods. Does that perpetuate segregation?
Opinion: Albany, stop making excuses for keeping basement homes unsafe
Notes on Project Green Light
Surveillance City
Battle for Legal and Safe Basement Apartments
Supporting New York City as a Place of Makers
To spur green manufacturing and jobs, will NYC change its industrial zoning?
Mujeres Atrevidas Film Screening
Notes on Documenting Women at Work
Shop owners promote products made in New York
Photography Students Help NYC Businesses Visualize Their Stories
Queens is the Battleground in State Budget Fight Over Basement Apartments
Push to make NYC basement apartments safe, legal continues
The Pratt Center has moved!
Pratt Center Announces Search For Next Executive Director
In Support of a Pathway to Basement Legalization
Notes on Surveillance as a Planning Issue
Pratt Center’s Response to the Get Stuff Built Recommendations
Transportation Equity and the Future of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
10 Years After Sandy, Renters Remain Most Vulnerable to the Impacts of Climate Change
News from Pratt Center: October 2022
Four Notes on Riis Beach
Op-Ed: Basement Apartments Shouldn’t Be Death Traps
In NYC’s Basement Apartments, Deadly Flood Risks Remain
Notes on a Year After Hurricane Ida
A Year After Hurricane Ida Flooding, Families in Hotels and Basement Protections in Limbo
Comptroller Proposes Roadmap to Legalize NYC’s Basement Apartments
In Conversation: Tara Duvivier
Notes on Slow Disasters
News from Pratt Center: July 2022
Notes on the L Train
Pratt Institute Libraries Unveils Pratt Center Archives
How to Make New York a City of Dreams for Black Women
Notes on Nighttime Governance
Notes On: A Pratt Center Blog
In response to arrival of hurricane season, Mayor Eric Adams unveils Rainfall Ready NYC Action Plan
Another hurricane season is underway and NYC's basement tenants are as unsafe as ever
News from Pratt Center: June 2022
Mayor rolls out community-drafted plan to revitalize Hunts Point
The fight to safely legalize basement apartments
Harnessing the Power of Free Data
Opinion: Pass good cause eviction to keep New Yorkers housed
News from Pratt Center: May 2022
Report seeks to rebut concerns about ‘good cause’ legislation and new construction
Lawmakers change strategy for legalizing NYC’s basement apartments
Visualizing Data for Greater Impact: An Intro to Visualizing with Tableau Public
Out of the Box: Empowering Community, the Birth and Future of a Movement
Will Ending a Lucrative Tax Break Ease or Fuel the NYC Housing Crisis?
News from Pratt Center: March 2022
Managing Data Responsibly: How nonprofits can protect their sensitive information
New Report Underscores the need for Good Cause Eviction to Protect Black Renters
Fate of basement unit ‘census’ effort unclear, five months after Ida
New Leadership at Pratt Center
News from Pratt Center: December 2021
A big community win for Gowanus
Tackling Everyday Data: How well-designed spreadsheets & databases can help streamline your work
How These N.Y.C. Companies Are Skirting the Supply Chain Crisis
Gowanus Rezoning Gets 1st Yes Votes In City Council After Deal
Gowanus rezoning agreement paves way for 8K new homes
Agreement On Gowanus Rezoning Will Bring 8,000 New Apartments, Public Housing Investment
News from Pratt Center: October 2021
New risks from flash floods increase urgency to regulate basements
Pratt leads process for resident involvement in NYCHA Sustainability & Climate Plans
In Support of the Brooklyn Navy Yard Special District
Meet the 2021-2022 Taconic Fellows
Made in NYC Week Reimagines the Future of Local Manufacturing
NYC Funded a Pilot to Make Basement Apartments Safer, But Then It Went Off Track
The Role of Local Governments in Accessory Dwelling Units
Made in NYC Week 2021 runs from October 1–9
Meet the 2021-2022 Graduate Fellows
Cities And Homeowners Look For Ways To Prevent Flood Deaths In Basement Apartments
New York floods: calls for action after 11 die in basement apartments
In wake of deadly flooding, city confronts complex problem of basement units
NYC Basement Apartment Storm Deaths Renew Housing Advocates’ Calls for Legalization
Victims of New York’s flash floods show how climate change hits the poorest the hardest
Deadly floods expose dangers of New York’s basements
Those Flooded Basement Apartments are a Deadly Part of the Housing Crisis
After Fatal Storm, NYC Will Employ Travel Bans And Basement Evacuations
Adams announces support for Gowanus rezoning, with NYCHA repairs paramount
The Future of Hotel Development in NYC
News from Pratt Center: June 2021
Network for Climate Action Selected 15 NYCHA Residents to Engage in Climate Solutions
Starting your data journey: Borrowing tips from tech for your non-profit data team
Opinion: NYC’s Next Mayor Needs to Revamp City Planning for Equity
In Conversation with Daphany Sanchez
Want To Support Asian Americans In Fashion? Start In The Garment District
News from Pratt Center: May 2021
In Conversation with Taylor McGinnis
Why equity must be central to EV infrastructure planning
Talking Hunts Point Forward on BronxNet
Stitching Together A Business In The Garment District During COVID
Big fight brewing in NY over what to do with possibly polluted area
How Oral Histories Can Spark Dialogue Across Communities
News from Pratt Center: March 2021
Getting the Data You Need: What’s in the Census
Stop Asian Hate
Hunts Point Forward process kicks off in South Bronx
Farewell to Deputy Director Elena Conte
Comprehensive Planning for a more just, resilient NYC
Hunts Point’s Next Chapter
What’s happening with basement apartments
Coalition pushes legal basement conversion
Tell the Truth
BASE Unveils Blueprint for Basement Apartments
Community-driven, social ownership of land for a more equitable city
Rezonings are about race
News from Pratt Center: December 2020
City Council Speaker Unveils Comprehensive Planning Legislation
Housing Fights to Be Heard in the Mayoral Race
Next Year’s Local Elections Could Bring Racial Equity into New York’s Land Use Process
How good design advances mission
Embodying democracy, equity and sustainability: Our new website
News from Pratt Center: November 2020
Four Common Mistakes to Avoid when Designing Your Nonprofit’s Website
Land value recovery virtual forum
News from Pratt Center: October 2020
Free Training: Visualizing Data for Greater Impact
These Wetlands Helped Stop Flooding From Sandy. Now a BJ’s May Move In.
Oversight on Local Sourcing of Personal Protective Equipment
Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either
Introducing the 2020-2021 Graduate Fellows
NYC is ready for businesses of the future, not the past
Now is not the time to rezone Industry City
Why digital does not equal green: A leaner, cleaner website for Pratt Center
Free Data Training for NYIC Member Orgs
RPA releases plan to create 500,000 apartments from single family homes
Rezoning by the Book, When the Book Ignores Race
Mayor's short-sighted cuts forfeit opportunity to create up to 200,000 basement apartments in NYC
News from Pratt Center: June 2020
Commitment through Action
De Blasio Knocks Foundation Out from Under His Tiny Houses Push
City’s Basement Apartment Program Buried by COVID-19 Budget Cuts
News from Pratt Center: April 2020
PPE shortage shows need for local manufacturing
Local Manufacturing, Buffeted by Development, Gets COVID-19 Spotlight
A message from Pratt Center
Pratt Center Staff Working Remotely
Free Training (Open Data Week)
In/Visibility in NYC’s Fashion Industry
Basements: “The key to unlocking more housing for New Yorkers”
NYCHA Capital Needs Must be Addressed as part of Gowanus Rezoning
Comprehensive Planning for a more just, equitable NYC
NYCHA buildings in Brooklyn cut out of rezoning that could generate much-needed cash: report
Underwater Drones, Mars Rover Parts and a High-Tech Revival
In Conversation with New York Immigration Coalition
Brooklyn Pilot Program Eases Restrictions on Basement Apartment
Talking Congestion Pricing and Transit Equity with Elena Conte
Would a Comprehensive Plan Map a Better Future for NYC?
Preserving an Important Industry and a Vibrant Ecosystem
Support for Hotel Special Permits
Restoring Commercial Vitality to New York City
So You Want to Change Zoning to Allow for More Housing
Learning from Garment Center Misses and Wins When Seeking Future Mixed-Use Solutions
Left Behind by the Nation’s Largest Subway System
Pushing New Yorkers Beyond the End of the Line
A hated, mile-long highway shows an overlooked problem with America's infrastructure — but it could soon come crumbling down
Editorial: A Grand Bronx Plan Requires Local Input
Cuomo Plots Demise of Bronx’s Unloved Sheridan Expressway
Report Finds Rezonings Threaten Auto-Repair Industry
Transportation Equity Atlas Debuts
Pratt releases online map of NYC's socioeconomic data and built environment
Made in NYC Looks to Give Manufacturing a Handcrafted Image
Made in NYC launches ad campaign: locavores and guitarists welcome
25 Kent Ave. office project is criticized at Borough Hall hearing
First public hearing for Williamsburg office project 25 Kent Ave.
New York's Double-Edged Hotel Boom
Pratt Center Maps the Urgent Need for Better Transit in Low-Income Areas
It Really Does Take a Village to Rebuild After Sandy
How NYC’s decade of rezoning changed the City of Industry
Bus Rapid Transit Rolls: Pratt Center vision informs agency studies and a City Council bill
Pratt Center to Launch “Amplify Action: Sustainability Through the Arts” Exhibition and Events
Verde Summit Gives Voice to Cypress Hills and East New York Residents
Urban Manufacturing Alliance Wins Commitment From Clinton Global Initiative
Participatory Planning: The Sustainability Plan’s Missing Piece
In Opposition to 421-a Real Estate Tax Abatement Rule Change
One Tunnel: Two Views of the Future
Tour the Sheridan Expressway Community Plan
Plan to Remove Bronx Expressway Gains Traction
Training for Green Jobs, Green Buildings
Concrete Plant Park Brings the Bronx to its River
Partitioned Apartments Are Risky, but Common in New York
Pushing a New Vision for Willets Point
Housing feud halts $3B Willets Pt. plan
Regarding the Willets Point Redevelopment Plan
The City Is Their Laboratory
From Spare Parts, a Plan to Make Area in Queens a Gem
Testimony Re: Willets Point Draft Scope for Environmental Impact Statement
Testimony on Reform of the 421-a Property Tax Exemption Program
Task Force Set to Overhaul Program for Development Tax Breaks (WNYC)
Statement Calling for the Cancellation of the NYC Economic Development Corporation’s Willets Point RFP
