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FLAWED FINDINGS PART II: How NYC Dismisses Business Displacement and its Impact on Communities

Who's Working on this Research?: 
Jen Becker
Elena Conte
Keywords: 
Public Policy
economic development
Displacement
Research
small businesses
Industrial

This report examines the business displacement analysis portion of New York City's environmental quality review process (CEQR), which is currently the only tool the City uses to assess business displacement risk. Through an in-depth review of the CEQR Technical Manual...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Democratizing Planning
Date: 
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Document: 
pratt_center_flawed_findings_part_ii_full_report.pdf

Preserving Local Retail: Issues and Strategies

Who's Working on this Research?: 
Vicki Weiner
Keywords: 
citywide
land use
sustainable community planning
local retail
small businesses

Presentation for the APA Metro Chapter Zoning Committee

Research Type: 
Presentation
Issue Area: 
Building Resilient Communities
Date: 
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Document: 
prattcenter-preserving_local_retail.pdf

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

Church Avenue Retail Project

Intro Paragraph: 
The Church Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) retained Pratt Center to conduct a retail market study and needs assessment with the goal of making sure the already successful retail strip – the shopping hub of Flatbush -- better serves a neighborhood where the poor and middle class live side by side.
Keywords: 
Brooklyn
sustainable community planning
local retail
small businesses
In partnership with local small businesses, Pratt Center conducted a retail market study and needs assessment to strengthen the Church Avenue commercial strip.
Body: 

The project, surveying the strip from Coney Island Avenue to Flatbush Avenue, looked at what shoppers and residents purchase on Church Avenue and elsewhere. The project examined Church Avenue's mix of retail and the quality of goods of and services offered. In addition, using a survey...

Project Status: 
Archived
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Vicki Weiner
Location: 
Brooklyn

Church Avenue Retail Study

Who's Working on this Research?: 
Vicki Weiner
Keywords: 
sustainable community planning
local retail
small businesses
Brooklyn

The Church Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) has retained Pratt Center to conduct a retail market study and needs assessment, with the goal of making sure the already successful retail strip -- the shopping hub of Flatbush -- better serves a neighborhood where the poor and middle class live side by side.

Research Type: 
Presentation
Issue Area: 
Building Resilient Communities
Date: 
Monday, April 6, 2009
Document: 
final_church_avenue_retail_study.pdf

Resources for Manufacturers

Body: 

Made In NYC provides an extensive list of organizations that serve manufacturers in New York City. It is a great resource for businesses in the urban manufacturing sector. This list (below) includes financing resources, technical...

Date: 
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Resource Link: 
http://madeinnyc.org/resources/
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Keywords: 
local manufacturing
local retail
citywide
small businesses
urban manufacturing
Audience: 
Businesses
Source: 
Made In NYC

Distribution Opportunities for Small Food Manufacturers

Intro Paragraph: 
between 2008 and 2012, the number of food and beverage manufacturing firms grew significantly in New York City.
Keywords: 
locally-made food
citywide
local manufacturing
urban manufacturing
small businesses
job creation
NYC's burgeoning food manufacturing sector can continue to grow and create jobs through the facilitation of third party product distribution.
Body: 

The sector saw growth of over 11% between 2008 and 2012, notably higher than the 7% increase for all businesses in the five boroughs, and this growth shows no sign of slowing down. However, in order for new food and beverage manufacturing firms to increase consumer demand, they need access to...

Project Status: 
Archived
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Jen Becker
Location: 
City-Wide
Status: 
Completed in 2013

Distribution Challenges and Opportunities for NYC’s Small, Specialty Food & Beverage Manufacturers

Who's Working on this Research?: 
Jen Becker
Tanu Kumar
Keywords: 
local manufacturing
urban manufacturing
small businesses
job creation
citywide
locally-made food

The Pratt Center for Community Development was commissioned by New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to assess the major distribution challenges facing food and beverage manufacturers and identify strategic interventions the City could implement to better position the sector...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Friday, August 9, 2013
Document: 
pratt_center_food_distribution_study_august_2013_1.pdf

Building a Vibrant Manufacturing Sector

Who's Working on this Research?: 
Tanu Kumar
Keywords: 
land use
urban manufacturing
citywide
local manufacturing
small businesses
zoning
job creation

This concept paper contains recommendations for how New York City can build a healthy, vibrant manufacturing sector. Any comprehensive strategy to diversify our economic base, create well-paying jobs and promote the city’s long-term environmental sustainability must both capitalize on the...

Research Type: 
Report
Issue Area: 
Growing a More Equitable Economy
Date: 
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Document: 
industrial-policy_issue-brief_final.pdf

Fulton Street Mall

Intro Paragraph: 
Amidst the City's broad redevelopment plan for downtown Brooklyn, Fulton Mall: New Strategies for Preservation and Planning - a Pratt Center project and report - offered strategies for securing the future of Fulton Mall as a vital public place.
Keywords: 
Brooklyn
preservation
local retail
sustainable community planning
small businesses
Pratt Center has worked to improve Fulton Street Mall's commercial strip while preserving its role as a vital public place.
Body: 

We brought historic preservation, urban planning, ethnography, community cultural development, and economic development strategies together, and coordinated them to identify economic opportunities, preserve the most important historical resources, and provide unique and useful retail for...

Project Status: 
Archived
Who's Working on this Project?: 
Vicki Weiner
Location: 
Brooklyn
Status: 
Completed in 2008

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