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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Sep 19

🚨 Join this action on 10/22 to defend Empower+, the program that has provided thousands of New Yorkers with energy efficiency and electrification incentives is now expected to be gutted by NYSERDA and the Governor. RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/nyser...

NYSERDA's HAUNTED Board Meeting to support EMPOWER+

Attend a “haunted” NYSERDA Board meeting where we will give EMPOWER+ themed candy to the board members and staff. We will gather outside of the board meeting in halloween costumes to take pictures, ta...

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Rewiring America @rewiringamerica.bsky.social · Aug 25

Install now, get money back later 💰

We’re excited to launch Save on Better Appliances, a nationwide campaign to help homeowners save money on home energy upgrades before the federal tax credits expire.

Get started: rewiringamerica.org/save?utm_medium=social&utm_source=social&utm_campaign=SOBA (🧵)

Your guide to using the home energy tax credits before they're gone

Save on better appliances before the year ends. Help for all your tax credit and installation questions.

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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · Sep 10

There is legislation at both the New York City and State level that would accelerate the vibrant movement of New Yorkers seeking to take ownership of the resources in their communities and remove the profit from housing, writes Aviva Stahl.

Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords

New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.

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New Yorkers for Clean Power @nyforcleanpower.org · Aug 27

Lisa Marshall of NYers for Clean Power called EmPower+ “one of the most successful programs the state has."

Yet, upcoming funding cuts risk sidelining the very communities New York’s energy transition is meant to help.

Read more: www.timesunion.com/state/articl...

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Aug 6

What do NYC’s new draft fair housing goals mean for property owners facing climate risk?

Pratt Center's Sylvia Morse told
@citylimitsnews.bsky.social: “Identifying displacement risk as a fair housing problem is right—the challenge is ensuring we can actually carry out equitable solutions.”

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · Aug 6

The draft plan includes a program to encourage New Yorkers living in areas prone to severe flooding to voluntarily move, and another to legalize more housing with shared kitchens or other common facilities.

via @patrickspauster.com: bit.ly/3HlKjBT

City Renews Fair Housing Commitments, Focusing on Climate and Affordability - City Limits

New York City announced new fair housing goals to increase housing access in every neighborhood. The public can weigh in at hearings this fall.

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Council Member Sandy Nurse @cmsandynurse.bsky.social · Jul 29

Extreme weather is a part of New Yorkers new reality. As our environmental and housing crises collide, those living in basement apartments are most at risk.

@voteshekar.bsky.social and I are calling on NYS to expand basement conversion programs across flood-prone communities like ours.

City Limits News @citylimitsnews.bsky.social · Jul 29

"By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents," write Council members @sandynurse.bsky.social and Shekar Krishnan. "Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s a matter of life or death." bit.ly/3TYX0FH

Opinion: A Storm is Coming. The State Must Act Now to Make Basement Apartments Safe. - City Limits

"By refusing to include the hardest-hit neighborhoods in the revamped pilot, New York State is complicit in the ongoing danger facing these residents. Basement safety is not a luxury, it’s a matter of...

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 22

Read the full interview:
prattcenter.substack.com/p/inside-nyc...

Inside NYC's Racial Equity Planning Tools: Wins, Gaps, and What's Next

A conversation with the co-authors behind Pratt Center's newest report

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 22

In June, we released a new report on the City's racial equity tools four years after their launch in NYC’s land use process. We talked with co-authors Tara Duvivier and Eve Baron about what inspired them and why community-led tools are essential for equitable city planning.

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 Important reporting on basement apartments—and why their safety is needed to enforce protections from future climate disasters. ‼️‼️

Gothamist @gothamist.com · Jul 21

Looking into a basement apartment? NYC proposes new safety rules. https://gothamist.com/news/looking-into-a-basement-apartment-nyc-proposes-new-safety-rules

Looking into a basement apartment? NYC proposes new safety rules.

New York City housing officials unveiled new proposals for making basement and cellar apartments safe and legal. Experts say that without proper implementation, new rules for basement and cellar units could push vulnerable tenants and landlords further underground. [ more › ]

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 18

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Work With Us ← Pratt Center For Community Development

We are currently hiring for a Data & GIS Manager. For future opportunities, subscribe to our newsletter and follow us on our social media to stay up to date.

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 18

Are you data-savvy? Care about NYC policy? Ready to use your mapping skills to advance a more equitable city?

Join our team! We're #hiring a Data & GIS Manager to lead mapping, analysis, and data visualization at Pratt Center.

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our letter on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal urging the city to ensure publicly-owned land is used for a public purpose—delivering public benefits like permanently income-restricted housing affordable to the community’s lowest income households, among other provisions.
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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 17

Our letter calling for adequate investment in public infrastructure to be integrated into the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan that will induce development of high-rent, non regulated housing in Long Island City.

Read more: prattcenter.net/news/garment...

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 17

Read: A letter we sent as part of the New York Fashion Workforce Development Coalition to protect the Garment District’s creative economy.z

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Pratt Center @prattcenter.bsky.social · Jul 17

We’ve been weighing in on major rezoning proposals across the City— from the Garment District to Brooklyn Marine Terminal. Read our testimonies below:

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Nicholas Dawes @nicdawes.bsky.social · Jul 14

Want to build a legal basement apartment under a year-old New York pilot program, or build an ADU thanks to City of Yes? You can't, because those laws are meaningless until city agencies promulgate rules that actually enable them. @smaldo.bsky.social from the frontlines of abundance.

Homeowners Ready to Legalize Basement Apartments Stuck in Red Tape

A pilot program intended to facilitate conversions could have gone into effect last month. It has not, and time is running out.

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