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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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Pratt Center eNews - Winter 2009

News last updated March 22, 2009

In this Issue:

  • A message from Advisory Board Chair Gary Hattem
  • Coney Island for all
  • COMMUTE speaks up for mass transit
  • Nurturing new potential in old libraries
  • Boosting Church Avenue
  • Pratt-seeded workforce program continues expansion
  • Political climate change
  • Contribute to the Pratt Center

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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 - Spring 2008

News last updated May 3, 2008

In this Issue:

  • A Message from Pratt Center Director Brad Lander
  • Better Jobs for New Yorkers
  • COMMUTE Puts Bus Rapid Transit on the Map
  • Pushing a New Vision for Willets Point
  • Meet the Pratt Center Staff: Michael Bogdanffy-Kriegh and Rebecca Reich
  • Pratt Center Receives EPA Environmental Quality Award
  • Helping New Orleans Rebuild
  • Introducing Energy Matters
  • Contribute

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Pratt Center News - Summer 2009

News last updated July 20, 2009

In This Issue:

  • A Message from Director Adam Friedman
  • People's Firehouse reborn
  • Ending East New York's retail drought
  • Coney Island for All yields community gains
  • Retrofit Bedford Stuyvesant Blooms
  • Bus Rapid Transit Goes Public
  • Bronx wins Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence
 

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HPD's Green Owners' Forum in Coney Island

Event on April 20, 2010

 
The City of New York Department of Housing Preservation & Development, in partnership with Energy $mart Communities and Urban Neighborhood Services Inc., cordially invite you to a
 
Green Owners’ Forum  

An opportunity for property owners to get information on issues such as green financing opportunities, property tax exemptions, water & energy conservation, recycling, weatherization, utility incentives, and much more.

Event Details

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Coney Island's Liberation Diploma Plus High School

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