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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
Agreement On Gowanus Rezoning Will Bring 8,000 New Apartments, Public Housing Investment
Gowanus Rezoning Gets 1st Yes Votes In City Council After Deal
Gowanus rezoning agreement paves way for 8K new homes
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
NYC Funded a Pilot to Make Basement Apartments Safer, But Then It Went Off Track
Made in NYC Week Reimagines the Future of Local Manufacturing
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
Those Flooded Basement Apartments are a Deadly Part of the Housing Crisis
Victims of New York’s flash floods show how climate change hits the poorest the hardest
After Fatal Storm, NYC Will Employ Travel Bans And Basement Evacuations
Deadly floods expose dangers of New York’s basements
Adams announces support for Gowanus rezoning, with NYCHA repairs paramount
The Future of Hotel Development in NYC
News from Pratt Center: June 2021
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
Why equity must be central to EV infrastructure planning
In Conversation with Taylor McGinnis
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
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
News from Pratt Center: November 2020
Embodying democracy, equity and sustainability: Our new website
How good design advances mission
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.
Opinion: NY Is Not Anti-Business. But It’s Not a Pushover, Either
Oversight on Local Sourcing of Personal Protective Equipment
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
Free Data Training for NYIC Member Orgs
Why digital does not equal green: A leaner, cleaner website for Pratt Center
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
Brooklyn Pilot Program Eases Restrictions on Basement Apartment
Would a Comprehensive Plan Map a Better Future for NYC?
Restoring Commercial Vitality to New York City
So You Want to Change Zoning to Allow for More Housing
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
Transportation Equity Atlas Debuts
Pratt releases online map of NYC's socioeconomic data and built environment
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
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
One Tunnel: Two Views of the Future
