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February 24, 2005
QUALITY OF LIFE: NOT ABOUT SQUEEGIE MEN ANYMORE.
NY Press:
[Ratner's proposal] doesn't have to be a quality-of-life cataclysm for the neighborhoods of north Brooklyn. If locals would accept the possibility of an arena in their midst, the project could be used as a springboard for historic, once-in-a-generation quality-of-life improvements. Unfortunately, these issues aren't even being discussed. While jobs and housing advocates have seats at the table and are wringing all kinds of concessions out of FCR, the neighborhoods are locked out.
Naparstek has posted an unabridged version of his column on his web site.
NoLandGrab: To be fair, opponents haven't dismissed the idea of an arena. In fact the Atlantic Yards Development Workshop, from which the UNITY plan was borne, came up with alternative development plans that included the arena, but mitigated some of the negative impacts to the surrounding neighborhoods and taxpayer pocketbooks. These ideas were dismissed by FCR.
Posted by lumi at February 24, 2005 7:52 AM