Property Owners are “Rolling Up the Gates” for Fulton Street and Washington Avenue Storefront Stroll


On Saturday, November 20, 2010, prospective business owners will tour available storefronts on Fulton Street and Washington Avenue in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Bedford Stuyvesant and Prospect Heights Brooklyn as part of another “Rolling Up the Gates” (RUG) Storefront Stroll. This storefront open house event is organized by Pratt Area Community Council (PACC)’s Economic Development Department in partnership with Washington Avenue-Prospect Heights Association (WAPHA) and Heart of Brooklyn. The goal of this event is to simplify entrepreneurs’ search for retail space while providing property owners with a means of cooperatively advertising their available commercial spaces...

Have you been to, or heard the buzz about PACC's Storefront Strolls? Brooklyn Independent Television, a community media program of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn has some great footage on their blog that showcases the benefits of an event of this nature. Check it out and let us know if you are interested in attending the next Stroll on Fulton Street.

$200,000 Capital Award to Benefit Clinton Hill and Bedford-Stuyvesant along the Central Fulton Street Commercial Corridor

Pratt Area Community Council (PACC) was awarded $200,000 in capital dollars through New York State Main Street Program, which is designed to stimulate revitalization in communities by providing funding for building renovations, streetscape enhancements and business or cultural anchors.

PACC will launch our Central Fulton Main Street Program by hosting an information session on Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 8:30 a.m. to be held at PACC’s newest office located at 896-900 Fulton Street, 2nd Fl.

In December 2008, News12 spoke with Dale Charles and Fulton Street Merchants about the aftermath of the construction along Fulton Street. View the video here.