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Research Facility Comes to Brooklyn Navy Yard Through Pratt Institute, City Tech Partnership

Yesterday Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation and academic partners Pratt Institute and New York City College of Technology (City Tech) announced the Research Yard, an advanced research and applied learning facility based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The idea began with “Pratt Research Yard”, a shared research facility between Pratt faculty, Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the community, and evolved into a public/private partnership with both Pratt Institute and City Tech, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The open-plan space will house new lab and office space to help develop solutions for real-world problems locally and globally.

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Permits Filed for 32-Story Tower at 61-10 Junction Boulevard in Rego Park, Queens

Permits have been filed for a 32-story mixed-use residential tower at 61-10 Junction Boulevard in Rego Park, Queens. Located near the intersection of Junction Boulevard and Long Island Expressway, the interior lot is within walking distance of the 63rd Drive-Rego Park subway station, serviced by the E, M, and R trains. Barry Langer of Vornado Realty Trust is listed as the owner behind the applications.

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