Good Morning, Brooklyn: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
THREE BROOKLYN INSTITUTIONS FORM RESEARCH YARD: Pratt Institute, New York City College of Technology (City Tech) and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) have announced the formation of the Research Yard of Pratt Institute, City Tech, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard (the Research Yard), an advanced research and applied learning facility based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Construction on the project, which received funding from the New York City Council, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams and New York State, is expected to be complete by early 2022.
The Research Yard will connect faculty and students from both Pratt and City Tech with the Yard’s ecosystem of more than 500 businesses. The co-location of a public and private university facility within a robust community of businesses will create the opportunity for faculty and entrepreneurs to collaborate on industry-relevant research and new product development.
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RESEARCH YARD GETS $6 MILLION: A total of $6 million has been earmarked for the Research Yard, a joint project of Pratt, City Tech and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The Research Yard will be headquartered in a 27,000-square-foot space in the Navy Yard’s eleven-story Building 3, originally built in 1918 at the end of World War I. The space, which was configured as a traditional warehouse and fulfillment center, will be transformed by architectural firm Smith-Miller + Hawkinson, LLP into a 21st century industry-education research model supporting the creative economy.