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December 4, 2004
Crowd to Ratner big: ‘Blight’ back at ya
Jeers rain down as Nets arena site is called a wasteland
The Brooklyn Papers: Jim Stuckey is laying the groundwork for NY State to condemn private property in the footprint of Ratner's Atlantic Yard proposal by calling the neighborhood "BLIGHTED" in public meetings.
As if opponents of Forest City Ratner’s “Atlantic Yards” plan didn’t already have enough reasons to dislike him, a top official of the development company has taken to labeling as “blighted” the six square blocks of Prospect Heights that the project would subsume.
NLG Commentary: While eminent domain condemnations for private development are under national scrutiry, this is the latest by-hook-or-by-crook tactic to be deployed by the developer. Ratner has made generous deals with 48 of 52 LUXURY condo or coop owners, offering little or nothing for lower-income residents. Usually class warfare is waged by rallying the neediest to your cause, not the greediest.
Posted by lumi at December 4, 2004 9:43 AM