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Date	Source	Headline
August 26, 2008	Brownstoner	Rezoning Puts the Squeeze on Manufacturing
August 26, 2008	The Wonkster (a Gotham Gazette blog)	The Anti-Industrial Zone
August 25, 2008	Daily News	City industries feel squeeze with rezoning attracting developers
August 25, 2008	Daily News	Bitter aftertaste for Willets Point spice business from redevelopment
August 13, 2008	Mobilizing the Region blog	One Less Reason to Keep the Sheridan Expressway
July 29, 2008	Daily News	Rush to build as tax break fading away
July 28, 2008	La Tribuna Hispana USA	Residentes batallan contra la re-zonificación en Willets Point
July 23, 2008	The Villager	Don't Fence Us Out
July 21, 2008	City Limits	Maybe Beloved Shops Don't Have to Disappear
July 18, 2008	New York 1	Downtown Brooklyn Residents Protest Redevelopment Plan
July 17, 2008	Village Voice	Protesters Tell Gristede's King Catsimatidis: Give Us Back Our Supermarket
July 7, 2008	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	Brooklyn Housing Advocates Join 'March on Mayors' in Miami
July 3, 2008	Queens Chronicle	C.B. 3 Hosts Hearing On Willets Point Development
July 2, 2008	The Villager	Retail report and film focus on fighting formula stores
July 1, 2008	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	New York ACORN, Pratt Center Say Coney Island Plan Lacks Affordable Housing
June 24, 2008	Crain's New York Business	Acorn, Pratt target Coney Island plan
June 12, 2008	The Real Deal	Pratt students offer advice for East Village shops
June 9, 2008	City Limits	In Far Rockaway, Pretty Beach Meets Housing Bust
June 5, 2008	Queens Ledger	Bringing Down the Towers of Gowanus
June 5, 2008	Queens Tribune	Hunter's Point Development Revealed
May 22, 2008	Queens Ledger	A Street Too Narrow
May 22, 2008	The Christian Science Monitor	Going 'green' has Willets Point seeing red
May 7, 2008	The New York Times	Urban Farmers' Crops Go From Vacant Lot to Market
May 6, 2008	Metro	Ratner's plan remains alive
May 1, 2008	Queens Chronicle	L.I.C. Holds First Hearing On Hunters Point South
April 29, 2008	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	Council Convenes Housing Task Force; Seeks 21st Century Mitchell-Lama Plan
April 25, 2008	Streetsblog	COMMUTE's BRT Plan: A denser network and interborough lines
April 24, 2008	Daily News	Tax-free bonds plan to bankroll Hunters Point South high rises
April 21, 2008	Gotham Gazette	Bridging New York's Transit Gap
April 11, 2008	AM New York	Bloomberg reshapes city, despite high profile setbacks
April 9, 2008	New York 1	Willets Point Residents Protest Development Plans
April 9, 2008	AM New York	Protestors fight to save Willets Point
April 5, 2008	The Brooklyn Paper	Developer nixes 'village'
March 27, 2008	Queens Ledger	Is There Room for Past in Coney Island's Future?
March 23, 2008	Daily News	Housing feud halts $3B Willets Pt. plan
March 1, 2008	The Brooklyn Paper	Public Place plans
February 29, 2008	Shelterforce	Will Columbia Take Manhattanville?
February 29, 2008	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	Real Estate Round-Up
February 13, 2008	New York Daily News	Willets Point fixup ripped by activists
February 7, 2008	Queens Tribune	Queens Passes on New Pricing Plan
January 16, 2008	City Room (New York Times blog)	Congestion Pricing and Disparities in Commuting
January 2, 2008	The Villager	Trying to find a new formula to tame the spread of chains
December 23, 2007	Crain's New York Business	Columbia expansion forges ahead, despite opposition
December 11, 2007	Daily News	Project's financing plan ripped for lack of affordable housing in Queens West
December 10, 2007	Gotham Gazette	New York Shopping: Chains and Bargains
December 5, 2007	The New York Times	Stalled Brooklyn Arts District Regains Momentum
November 29, 2007	Amsterdam News	Down and Out, Hungry, and Homeless in New York City
November 26, 2007	The Village Voice	Why Are There 1,723 Vacant Buildings in Manhattan?
November 25, 2007	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	As Other Cities Get Tough on Chain Stores, Council Mulls Changes Here
November 21, 2007	Gotham Gazette	Harnessing Change in Bed-Stuy
November 21, 2007	Daily News	Hunters Point South Ripped as Unaffordable by Housing Advocates
November 20, 2007	Metro	New life for Bronx rail station?
November 19, 2007	Columbia Spectator	Tour Surveys Historical Significance of Manhattanville
November 16, 2007	Metro	'Archie Bunker' vision decried
November 10, 2007	The Brooklyn Paper	Downtown Movin' Up
November 9, 2007	The Village Voice	Bloomberg's Coney Gambit Leaves Thor Up Sitt Creek
November 5, 2007	City Limits	Students Protest Armory's Disappearing High Schools
November 1, 2001	New York 1	Downtown Brooklyn Set to Get New Look
October 27, 2007	Brooklyn Paper	Big Plans for Canal's Future
October 25, 2007	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	Gowanus-Area Groups Give City Recipe for Responsible Planning
October 17, 2007	New York Times	In Shift, Officials Will Weigh Cross-Harbor Freight Tunnel
October 15, 2007	Congressional Quarterly	Rentals Out of Reach
September 26, 2007	The Queens Gazette	'Losing City We Love' Planner Tells Dutch Kills Civic Assn.
September 20, 2007	Queens Ledger	Green Roofs Taking Root in Outer Boroughs
September 14, 2007	National Trust Magazine	Here Comes the Neighborhood
September 7, 2007	The Bulletin	Affordable Housing Rally Treads on City Hall
August 6, 2007	The Village Voice	The City is Their Laboratory
July 1, 2007	New York Observer	Grinding Sausage Late at Night: Albany Reforms 421a Program
June 29, 2007	New York Times	City's Plans for Housing Flop in Albany
June 28, 2007	New York 1	Critics Say Affordable Housing Bill Amounts to Sweetheart Deal for Ratner
June 28, 2007	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	Landmark Status for Domino Sugar Factory: How Sweet Is It?
June 22, 2007	New York Times	Spitzer and Legislature Sprint to Finish Line
June 22, 2007	New York Daily News	Atlantic Yards Gets a Deal So Sweet It's Sick
June 19, 2007	New York Resident	The Greening of New York's Roofs
June 12, 2007	New York Daily News	Raising Williamsburg to New Heights
May 16, 2007	New York Times	Plan for Middle-Class Homes on Queens Bank of East River Prompts Ideas and Protest
May 2, 2007	New York Times	From Spare Parts, a Plan to Make Area in Queens a Gem
April 23, 2007	WNYC Radio	Bloomberg Plan Receives Praise from Environmentalists, Housing Advocates
February 24, 2007	New York Times	State Reduces Tax Breaks for Developers
January 10, 2007	Daily News	Cramped Tenants Priced Out and Fed Up
December 18, 2006	Crains New York	'Affordable' Unattainable in Queens
November 30, 2006	New York Times	Challenging a Tax Break for Housing Developers
November 20, 2006	AM New York	A Good Read for Spitzer
November 15, 2006	The Queens Gazette	Answers to Queens Housing Crunch May Take Some Time
November 9, 2006	Queens Ledger	Groups Want to be Part of Queens West Party
November 9, 2006	The Queens Chronicle	Queens West Housing Too Pricey for Locals
November 8, 2006	The Queens Gazette	Queens West Housing Not Affordable
November 6, 2006	Gotham Gazette	Stuyvesant Town, Queens West and the Debate Over Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses
November 5, 2006	New York Times	Discount Sneakers in a Duplex World
November 2, 2006	Newsday	Civic Leaders Decry Income Requirements Queens West
November 1, 2006	Metro	Living Like Queens
October 29, 2006	New York Post	Property Tax Perk Pays Big for City's Stars
October 26, 2006	Queens Chronicle	Queens West Goes Middle Class
October 15, 2006	Staten Island Advance	Staten Island Affordable Housing Forum
October 11, 2006	New York Times	New York City Acts to Add Low-Cost Homes
October 10, 2006	WNYC	Reform of Incentive Program Could Produce Windfall of Affordable Housing
October 5, 2006	Queens Chronicle	Neighbors Weigh the Future of Rail Yards
September 25, 2006	New York Observer	Mayor Faces Pitched Battle Over Breaks for Developers
September 25, 2006	Crains New York	Panel to Back Key Property Tax Break
September 25, 2006	New York Times	A National Housing Innovator Leads Citys Effort for the Poor
September 23, 2006	New York Times	Complexes Seller Pushes Profits, as Critics Fear Higher Rents
September, 2006	Brooklyn Rail	Will One More Domino Fall in Williamsburg?
September 6, 2006	Common Dreams Newswire	Pratt Chosen to Partner with ACORN to Shape Lower 9th Ward
August 21, 2006	City Limits	Zoning Current Moves East: Queens Goes Inclusionary
August 2, 2006	Time Out New York	The War for Brooklyn: Battleground Downtown
July 13, 2006	New York Times	Out of College, but Now Living in Urban Dorms
July 12, 2006	Norwood News	Developer Seeking Armory Job No Stranger to Controversy
June 30, 2006	Staten Island Advance	Seminar Focuses on Immigration
June 9, 2006	New York Post	Housing Aid Goes to Rich: Study
June 8, 2006	The Associated Press	Study Faults Pataki for Lack of Affordable Housing Opportunities
June 7, 2006	The Villager	Trying to predict, and to direct, Chelsea's future
June 5, 2006	New York Sun	A Renaissance Comes to 'The Alamo' of Bed-Stuy
June 1, 2006	Queens Chronicle	Rezoning Plan Includes Affordable Housing Rule
May 29, 2006	Daily News	Curious Case of Cuomo and the Cut-price Apartments
May 17, 2006	New York Times	A Redevelopment Scuffle in Queens
April 27, 2006	Forward	Out of the Basement:Better Environments for Young Children
April 21, 2006	Daily News	Pratt students in eye of hurricane recovery
April 17, 2006	City Limits Weekly	Queens Takes on Tax Breaks
April 11, 2006	Gotham Gazette	Luxury Apartment Buildings At Taxpayers' Expense
March 22, 2006	New York Sun	Parents Demand School in Turtle Bay Development Plan
March 16, 2006	New York Times	Are Tax Breaks for Builders Still Needed in Hot Market?
March 6, 2006	New York Observer	Spotting Glut, Mayor Deflates Condo Cushion
March 6, 2006	Park Slope Courier	Jump Ball: Opponents Debate Atlantic Yards Plan
February 24, 2006	New York Times	Mayor Rethinking Need for Housing Tax Breaks
February 24, 2006	Gotham Gazette	Redefining Economic Development
February 20, 2006	Crain's New York Business	Feds Could Hobble Affordable Housing
February 11, 2006	New York Times	Affordable Apartments a New York Luxury
February 10, 2006	Brooklyn Daily Eagle	New Fulton Mall Study: Enhance Urban Wear, Hip Hop Themes
January 30, 2006	Courier Life Publications	Energy Saving Tips for Local Residents
December 25, 2005	New York Times	Plans to Build Low-Rent Units Raise Questions on Subsidies
December 14, 2005	New York Daily News	State Backs Off on Day Care Regulations
December 2, 2005	Brooklyn Courier	Home Heating Sticker Shock
November 21, 2005	New York Times	'55 Vision of an '05 City: Times Sq. Dies Dies but 2nd Ave. Has a Subway : Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
November 14, 2005	Daily News	Developers snapping up lots in Bed-Stuy
October 20, 2005	New York Times	Taking a Cue From Ferrer, Mayor Issues Housing Plan
October 20, 2005	New York Times	From Huge Project, a Mighty Anger Grows
October 13, 2005	Brooklyn Courier	B'hurst Braces for Costly Winter Heating Season
October 10, 2005	New York Times	In a Still-Growing City, Some Neighborhoods Say Slow Down : Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
September 30, 2005	Brooklyn Courier	PACC Calls on Brooklyn Developers to "Go Green"
September 22, 2005	Brooklyn Courier	Area Homeowners Fear Rising Energy Costs
December 14, 2005	WNYC	Fire Rules May Shut Down Daycare
September 13, 2005	WNYC	Developer Has Mixed Record in Brooklyn
July 12, 2005	NEW YORK SUN	Legislation in Congress Could Bar Forest City Ratner From Subsidies
July 11, 2005	CRAIN'S NEW YORK BUSINESS	New Brooklyn proposal faces uphill battle
July 5, 2005	NY1	Nets Developer Expected To Bid On MTA Rail Yards In Brooklyn Today
May 26, 2005	FIELD OF SCHEMES	Nets arena questions and answers (and more questions)
May 20, 2005	NEW YORK TIMES	Brooklyn Arena Calls for Many Subsidized Units
May 17, 2005	THE VILLAGE VOICE	A New Colony
May 4-10, 2005	THE VILLAGER	Homing in on zoning as antidote to laundry list of East Side’s ills
May 5, 2005	BRIAN LEHRER SHOW, WNYC	On the Waterfront (audio link requires Real Player)
May 3, 2005	NEW YORK TIMES	City Is Backing Makeover for Decaying Brooklyn Waterfront
April 13, 2005	STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE	City agency rejects claim that West Brighton complex is 'sound'
April 12, 2005	DAILY NEWS	$20M Home a Boro First
April 4, 2005	CITY LIMITS	State Bond-doggle: Small Building Seeks Big Subsidy
March 19, 2005	BROOKLYN PAPERS	Budget Office Greenlights Yards Study
March 2, 2005	DAILY NEWS	Feeling the Pain of Foreclosures
March, 2005	GOTHAM GAZETTE	Big Projects and Bad News
February 24, 2005	DAILY NEWS	South Bronx rezone plan hit
February 15, 2005	NEW YORK TIMES	Study Urges City to Require Building of Low-Cost Housing
January 31, 2005	CITY LIMITS	Favoring Factories
January 30, 2005	NEWSDAY	Bolstering the City's Industrial Sector
January 17, 2005	CITY LIMITS	Building Consensus:Rave Reviews for West Side Plan
Winter 2005	TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES	Commuter Profile: Joan Byron
January 2005	CITY LIMITS	Inclusionary Zoning's Big Moment
December 14, 2004	DAILY NEWS	Bloomy's troubling W. Side story
December 13, 2004	NEWSDAY	Housing advocates blast Hudson Yards rezoning plan
December 13, 2004	CRAIN'S NEW YORK BUSINESS	Hudson Yards housing plan slammed
December 3, 2004	SMART GROWTH ONLINE	Experts Urge Inclusionary Zoning to Ensure Affordable Housing for NYC
November 2004	DIVERSE CITY	Bloombergs Comprehensive Rezoning Plans Ignore New York Citys Affordable Housing Crisis
November 10, 2004	COLUMBIA SPECTATOR	197-A Plan Seeks to Set Framework for Local Development
November 9, 2004	DAILY NEWS	Make Room for More
October 25, 2004	CITY LIMITS	In the Zone
October 21, 2004	NEW YORK SUN	Opposition Lines Up Against Bloomberg Rezoning Plan
October 21, 2004	NEW YORK SUN	Arena Project Causes Concern Among Neighbors
September 2004	CITY LIMITS	The Green Lady
July 2004	CITY LIMITS	Space: The Final Frontier
June 2004	CITY LIMITS	The Big Idea: Meet the New Boss
May 31 , 2004	CITY LIMITS	Expand and Contract
April 19, 2004	GOTHAM GAZETTE	In Big Projects, Where Do The Jobs Go?
April 15, 2004	VILLAGE VOICE	CB9 Committee Discusses Zoning For Manhattanville
April 2004	GOTHAM GAZETTE	Public Subsidies Flowing Up the West Side
April 5, 2004	VILLAGE VOICE	Ratner Rules
March 29, 2004	THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR	Fight erupts over funds used to rebuild after 9/11 attacks
February 26, 2004	COLUMBIA SPECTATOR	CB9 presents Design Plan for West Harlem
February 14, 2004	THE HINDU	Tips for tomorrow's architects
February 2004	NEW YORK PRESS	NETS of Plenty
February 10, 2004	COLUMBIA SPECTATOR	Bollinger Agrees to Meet With CPC
January 26, 2004	WASHINGTON POST	For Brooklyn, a Celebration or a Curse?
January 23, 2004	NEW YORK TIMES	Bid for a Brooklyn Sports Complex Faces Challenges From All Sides
January 18, 2004	NEW YORK TIMES	Remaking, or Preserving, the City's Face
January 16, 2004	THE TELEGRAPH	River, not flyover, cure for traffic mess
January 13, 2004	NEW YORK TIMES	A Long-Troubled Complex Hopes to Flourish Again
December 2, 2003	CRAIN'S NEW YORK BUSINESS	LMDC president on rebuilding
December 2003	CITY LIMITS	NYC Inc: Twilight Zoning
November 13, 2003	COLUMBIA SPECTATOR	CB9 Debates Long-Awaited Planning Guide
November 11, 2003	THE TRIBECA TRIB	Make Downtown Housing Affordable, Panel Urges
November 2003	DOWNTOWN EXPRESS	Officials and advocates debate Downtown housing

Press Releases

Date	Headline
October 24, 2007	Community, Labor Leaders Join to Demand Gowanus Rezoning Include Affordable Housing, Good Jobs, Better Environment
June 8, 2006	New Report Chronicles Failed Housing Legacy of Pataki Administration
June 6, 2006	Pratt Center presents Energy Technology Seminar for Residential and Commercial Buildings on June 8
February 9, 2006	Pratt Center for Community Development Releases Results of Year-long Study on the Future of Fulton Street Mall in Brooklyn
April 1, 2005	Prevailing Wage Legislation Proposed for Greenpoint-Williamsburg is Smart Policy
October 20, 2004	Report Concludes Inclusionary Zoning Could Create Much Needed Affordable Housing
June 14, 2004	Architectural Fellow to Work at the Pratt Center
March 10, 2004	New Sustainability Initiative
September 24, 2003	New Director Appointed at the Pratt Center

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