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Clinton Hill

May 19, 2013

Rumors of Pratt Cats Purge Spurs Student Action

Pratt is home to hundreds of stray cats and students are fighting to ensure that they are there to stay.

Clinton Hill

May 08, 2013

Pratt Students Decorate Empty Lot With A Hidden Message of Transience

Printmaking students were commissioned by Pratt to makeover a construction wall on Emerson Place.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

May 03, 2013

New 'Fleet' Exhibit Celebrates Artist Collections in Bed-Stuy

"Fleet" showcases artists who have created a series or collection of work.

Clinton Hill

April 18, 2013

Horses Strike a Pose in Brooklyn For Pratt Art Students

Pratt hosted horses on campus to give students the chance to draw, paint and photograph live animals.

Bedford-Stuyvesant

March 15, 2013

Pratt Students Open New Art Gallery in Bedford-Stuyvesant

Jackie Cantwell and Molly Myer started the Bishop as both a gallery and their final thesis.

Clinton Hill

February 20, 2013

Pratt Students and Faculty Raise Money for New Art Supplies

Pratt Institute faculty and students are organizing efforts to help those affected by the fire.

Clinton Hill

February 15, 2013

Massive Pratt Institute Fire Destroys Student Work

Studios where art students were working on their senior projects apparently went up in flames.

Clinton Hill

February 07, 2013

Car Crash Outside Pratt Institute Injures Two

A black pickup truck crashed into a parked car on DeKalb Avenue Thursday morning.

Greenwich Village

November 29, 2012

Pratt Institute Shows Off Art by Famous Alumni in 125th Anniversary Show

Art, design and archicture by Pratt alumni will be displayed on West 14th Street through Jan. 19.

Clinton Hill

October 23, 2012

Pratt Honors Alumni Who Created Big Bird, Scrabble and Chrysler Building

Pratt alumni went on to create Tom and Jerry, Scrabble and the Chrysler Building.

Clinton Hill

August 29, 2012

Pratt Students a Boon to Business in Clinton Hill as School Starts

Pratt students kick off a new school year with local shopping.

Downtown Brooklyn

July 31, 2012

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Aims to Make 'DoBro' Next Great College Town

The Downtown Brooklyn area has more college students than Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Manhattan

April 21, 2012

Pratt, Bronx Zoo Going Green for Earth Day

The New School, Bronx Zoo and Pratt Institute are among the winners of new green project grants.

Upper West Side

April 12, 2012

LaGuardia High School Mourns 'Legendary' Slain Teacher Karyn Kay

Many students remembered LaGuardia High School's Karyn Kay as the best teacher they ever had.

Murray Hill, Gramercy & Midtown East

November 07, 2011

Pratt Student Designs Uniforms for Kips Bay Hospice Nurses

Pratt Institute junior Hannah Ross designed new uniforms for hospice nurses in Kips Bay.