Your Ideas. Three Concepts. One Future.
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Community Production
A platform that provides Bedford-Stuyvesant’s creative community with opportunities to produce and showcase their work, build skills, and monetize their craft. This concept also emphasizes storytelling, cultural education, and inspiration.
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Circular Economy
An interconnected economic ecosystem that fosters sustainable, local supply chains—supporting new business development, boosting legacy enterprises, and drawing on industry-specific expertise for community-wide benefit.
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Wellness Center
A facility designed to promote holistic health—physical, mental, and emotional—through all stages of life. This concept includes affordable medical care, recreational programming, and a broad range of wellness services.
Phase 1
Adaptive Reuse Feasibility Study
Assemblymember Stefani L. Zinerman obtained a $125,000 grant award from the state to initiate analysis of the 13th Regiment Armory located at 357 Marcus Garvey Blvd., Brooklyn, New York in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The goal is to determine what possibilities are available as the community imagines how to better utilize the space.
Phase 2
Concepts
The Feasibility Team came up with 4
potential ideas for the armory. This
list was narrowed down to 3 and
the team visually formalized the concepts
and began collecting feedback from
the community. This is where we are now.
By the end of Phase 2 we will have finalized
the design of the armory, whether that be
one or a combination of the 3 ideas.
Phase 3 and Beyond
Predevelopment
Phase 3 is where we put the plan to the test and get everything ready to launch. We’ll build a complete legal, operational, and ownership structure for the Armory, create schematic designs and layouts, and develop sustainability plans for its final use. Our team will test multiple options for community ownership, partnerships, and investment to find the best path forward. At the same time, we’ll work on strengthening community leadership, attracting the right tenants and operators, and putting a strong fundraising strategy in place. The result will be a fully prepared redevelopment plan that meets all requirements and reflects the voices of the community.
Who Is On The Team?
Support for the Marcus Garvey Armory Project
We are honored to have the support of Dr. Patricia Ramsey, President of Medgar Evers College.
“On behalf of Medgar Evers College, City University of New York, I am writing to express our strong support for the redevelopment of the Marcus Garvey Armory that currently sits on 2.62 acres of land in the heart of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. As a college birthed out of the Black community of Central Brooklyn, we are deeply rooted in the community and committed to advancing educational opportunities and community development.”
Connect With Us
Send your ideas to:
ad56@nyAssembly.gov
Call the office of Assemblymember Stefani L. Zinerman:
(718) 399-7630