PITKIN AVENUE FOOT TRAFFIC

Weekday

4-7pm

Saturday

12-2 pm

Pitkin Avenue Brownsville

Grand Street East Williamsburg

5th Avenue Park Slope

2,763

2,358

2,094

1,235

2,751

2,925

SOURCE: NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

BUSINESSES IN DEMAND

SIT-DOWN RESTAURANTS Family-style Italian, Fresh seafood, Southern BBQ, American Bar & Grills

ENTERTAINMENT or LEISURE ACTIVITIES Movie theaters, arcades, bowling alleys, roller skating, kids play centers

BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS Community-development lending institutions

DISCOUNT NAME BRAND CLOTHING Factory outlets, affordable name brands

SOURCE: PITKIN AVENUE BID CONSUMER SURVEY 2016-2018

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WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND PITKIN AVENUE? PITKIN AVENUE BUSINESS DISTRICT

Brownsville’s main commercial district for 100+ years

A mix of small independent retailers and mid-sized chains

16 commercial blocks with 212 storefronts

Tree lined streets with large public art installations

Prospect Plaza: 364 new housing units with 1,000+ resi-

dents. Expected completion: Summer 2018

54 Bristol & 445 Thomas Boyland: 166 new housing

units with 500+ residents. Opened in 2010.

HPD lot at Rockaway Ave: New affordable housing, re-

tail and cultural center. Expected : 2022

HPD Lot at Glenmore Ave: New affordable housing, re-

tail and innovation/entrepreneurship space. Expected: 2022

Brownsville Community Culinary Center: Sit-down

neighborhood eatery and café operated by culinary-career training participants. Opened in Summer 2017.

203 Sutter Avenue: 41 new residential units, retail, and

community spaces. Expected completion: Summer 2018.

Zion Triangle / Pitkin Plaza: $4m in park and plaza im-

provements from NYC DOT. Expected completion: 2018-2019. Betsy Head Park: $30m in major improvements from NYC

Anchor Park initiative. Expected completion: TBD

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PITKIN AVENUE’S PUBLIC ART

IT’S NOT A DREAM IF YOU WILL IT

Location: Pitkin Ave & Herzl Street

HIDDEN TREASURES OF BROWNSVILLE

Location: 1747 Pitkin Ave

THE WALL OF REFLECT

Location: 1478 Pitkin Ave

MOVING FORWARD

Location: Pitkin Ave & Mother Gaston Blvd

TELLING OUR STORY

Location: Pitkin Ave & Saratoga Ave

TRANSFORM/RESTORE: BROWNSVILLE

Launched with funding from the National

Endowment for the Arts’ Our Town Initiative,

Transform/Restore: Brownsville was a two-year

participatory public art project focused on the

transformation of vandalized Pitkin Avenue

walls into painted murals by young adults.

The initiative resulted in the creation of five

murals on Pitkin Avenue buildings. The walls

were generously donated by Pitkin Avenue busi-

nesses and property owners.

PITKIN AVENUE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Renaissance Program provides

matching grants to property owners

and businesses on Pitkin Avenue to

help finance improvements to build-

ing facades, storefronts, commercial

spaces and residential units. Property

and business owners within the

program area may apply

for reimbursement of up to 75% of

total project cost.

Above and below: Financed projects at 1598

Pitkin and 1621 Pitkin