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green jobs

Brooklyn Navy Yard Study

Intro Paragraph: 
Revitalizing American manufacturing is increasingly recognized by leaders across the political spectrum as a core economic strategy to create well-paying jobs and spur economic growth. Cities throughout the US are testing new and varied ways to advance these objectives, and NYC’s Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY) is one such example.
Keywords: 
Brooklyn
local manufacturing
green jobs
zoning
urban manufacturing
land use
small businesses
job creation
The Brooklyn Navy Yard, a 300-acre active industrial park, is a model for sustainable industrial development and strengthening urban manufacturing.
Body: 

The BNY is a 300-acre active industrial park that houses over 330 businesses and 5,800 employees, and supports several key industries, including film, media, arts and culture, architecture, and design. City-owned and managed by the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC, a...

Project Status: 
Archived
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Jen Becker
Location: 
Brooklyn
Status: 
Completed in 2015

Building Greenways and Community in the Bronx

Body: 

Streetfilms produced this short film, which documents the planning and development of the Bronx River and South Bronx Greenways.

From Streetfilms: "The Bronx River Greenway...

Date: 
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Resource Link: 
http://www.streetfilms.org/building-greenways-and-community-in-the-bronx/
Issue Area: 
Building Resilient Communities
Keywords: 
Bronx
land use
brownfields
sustainable community planning
green jobs
Audience: 
Communities
Source: 
Streetfilms

Retrofit Bedford Stuyvesant, Block by Block: 2009-2010 Summary Report

Keywords: 
Brooklyn
energy efficiency
green jobs
community development corporations

This report by Alexis Rourk Reyes assesses the results of the Retrofit Bedford-Stuyvesant Block by Block outreach and draws conclusions to inform the design of future community-based energy efficiency outreach programs.

Research Type: 
Report
Date: 
Monday, November 15, 2010
Document: 
prattcenterretrofitbedstuyreport_0.pdf

Green Jobs-Green New York

Intro Paragraph: 
New York City faces many obstacles in creating an environmentally and economically sustainable city for all of its residents, including high unemployment, vulnerability to climate change, and air quality issues. Although low-income communities are disparately impacted by these challenges, they remain underserved in the provision of resources necessary to address them.
Keywords: 
statewide
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
green jobs
energy efficiency
community development corporations
Green Jobs-Green New York is a statewide initiative to strengthen communities through energy efficiency, with a focus on small residential buildings.
Body: 

Empowering distressed communities to invest in energy efficiency projects that reduce energy bills and decrease greenhouse gas emissions, while also providing opportunities for work in the green-collar jobs that these projects create, can simultaneously work toward our city’s long-term...

Project Status: 
Archived
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Rebekah Morris
Status: 
Completed in 2016

Brooklyn Navy Yard

Keywords: 
Brooklyn
local manufacturing
green jobs
zoning
urban manufacturing
land use
small businesses
job creation

In this report, Pratt Center presents a thorough investigation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY), a 300-acre city-owned industrial park and one of the fastest growing green manufacturing centers in the country.  The paper demonstrates that New York City’s strategy of retaining...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Document: 
web_2013_bny_full_report.pdf

Green Job Creation Potential in New York City's Manufacturing Sector

Keywords: 
green jobs
local manufacturing
urban manufacturing
energy efficiency
citywide

This report analyzes New York City's manufacturing industry and the growth potential of greening operations. Making processes more eco-friendly has proven to be a successful business strategy for NYC manufacturers. The research presented in this report indicates that firms that have pursued...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Document: 
green_job_creation_potential.pdf

Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) - Manufacturing Opportunity Analysis

Keywords: 
locally-made food
green jobs
Brooklyn
local manufacturing
urban manufacturing
community development corporations
job creation

As part of CHLDC's current Brownfield Opportunity Area project, Pratt Center analyzed the potential to sustain, expand, connect and "green" manufacturing in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn.  Pratt's primary recommendation was to capitalize on local food production by building a...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Building Resilient Communities
Date: 
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Document: 
chldc_moa_final_report.pdf

How Will New York Ramp Up Energy Efficiency Retrofits?

Keywords: 
citywide
energy efficiency
green jobs

This Pratt Center issue brief focuses on a critical ingredient in building the infrastructure for an energy efficiency revolution: financing mechanisms that help...

Research Type: 
Report
Date: 
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Document: 
energy_6-9-10_final.pdf

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