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Manufacturing Green

Report last updated June 1, 2006

A follow-up to the Building Green report, NYIRN and ITAC assess the New York City manufacturing sector’s capacity to meet the growing demand for green building products, and highlight the challenges many companies face in attempting to capture this market opportunity.

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Protecting New York's Threatened Manufacturing Space

Issue Brief last updated April 16, 2009

When Mayor Bloomberg came into office in 2002, New York City had 12,542 acres of land where manufacturing businesses could legally operate. Today, thanks to zoning changes, it has fewer than 10,746, and another 1,800 acres would be converted to other uses under proposed rezonings. This Pratt Center Issue Brief assesses the loss of manufacturing land, looks at its impact on local businesses and job opportunities, and recommends measures for preserving what's left.
 

 

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Building Green

Report last updated June 1, 2005

A report on the link between green buildings and new opportunities for New York City manufacturers, based on research undertaken jointly by NYIRN and ITAC.

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Printed in New York

Report last updated October 1, 2002

The printing industry provides some of the highest-paying, highest-skilled manufacturing jobs in the City’s economy. In the last twenty years, New York’s printing industry has weathered the dual storms of the digital revolution, and New York’s transition from a mixed to a service-oriented economy. Strategies are suggested that could improve the industry’s competitiveness and retain its well-paying jobs.

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Baked in New York

Report last updated April 1, 2002

Commissioned by The Artisan Baking Center, a study of the economic impact and needs, particularly the workforce training needs, of the baking industry in New York City. This report examines the state of the baking industry and summarizes research on employment, wage and business trends throughout New York City.

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Support of Resolution 141

Testimony last updated September 19, 2006

Testimony to the New York City Council Land Use Committee In Support of Resolution 141, to Create "Industrial Employment Districts"

Brad Lander
Director, Pratt Center for Community Development
September 19, 2006

Chair Katz, members of the committee, thank you very much for this opportunity to present our testimony in favoring of maintaining a diverse economy and good jobs in manufacturing. My name is Brad Lander and I am the director of the Pratt Center for Community Development, a university- based organization that works for a more just, equitable, and sustainable city for all New Yorkers by helping communities to plan for and realize their futures.

We believe that if the City is serious about maintaining and strengthening in its manufacturing sector -- both for the diversity it brings to our overall economy, and for the good jobs it provides to New Yorkers, especially those with more limited education or English proficiency -- then it is essential for the City to adopt the proposed industrial employment district legislation. Morevoer, if we are truly serious about the goals and efforts of the Industrial Business Zones developed by the Bloomberg Administration, which we support, then we must make these zones a true feature of the City's land use system, that will last beyond one particular administration.

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The Garment Center: Still in Fashion

Report last updated April 1, 2001

UNITE commissioned NYIRN to conduct this study of the Special Garment Center District. This report discusses the economic impact of the local apparel industry, analyzes the land use and real estate trends in the Garment Center, assesses the City’s enforcement of the Special District, and presents strategies that could help address the space concerns of Manhattan’s apparel industry.

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Willets Point Request for Proposals

Testimony last updated June 1, 2006

Statement Calling for the Cancellation of the NYC Economic Development Corporation's Willets Point RFP

Paula Crespo
Pratt Center for Community Development
June 1, 2006

The Pratt Center for Community Development is honored to be here with such a wide range of colleagues — diverse groups who care about manufacturing jobs, affordable housing, community planning, and open and transparent government — to call for the cancellation of the NYC Economic Development Corporation's Request for Proposals for Willets Point.

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