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June 9, 2005
Unlike Stadium on West Side, an Arena in Brooklyn Is Still a Go
The NY Times
by Jim Rutenburg & Michael Brick
The Times claims that Atlantic Yards has the support of Bruno and Silver:
Yet, in a reflection of the relatively smooth sailing the Brooklyn project has enjoyed, one of two men on that board who scuttled the West Side plan this week, Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno, indicated yesterday that he would support the new arena for the Nets, who would move to Brooklyn from New Jersey. The other, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, said yesterday that he would be far less likely to stand in its way, since it would not hurt business in his Lower Manhattan district.
Though the Grey Lady remembered to print a disclaimer in their coverage this time, this article oddly depicts Forest City Ratner as being in partnership with the community (yes, the same troika again, ACORN, BUILD and Daughtry), and the opposition to the Atlantic Railyards as being virtually non-existent.
NoLandGrab: If you were Forest City Ratner and the Public Authorities Control Board just voted down the West Side Stadium, what wou you do? You'd unleash your PR machine to convince your development partner (the only NYC daily whose editorial board opposed the West Side Stadium) that your project is TOTALLY different.
On the other hand, if you think you are the paper of record and your reporters did a great job investigating the details of the West Side Stadium, why would you consistently publish PR puff pieces for the "other stadium," quoting public figures, without checking things out for yourself?
The inaccuracies and misstatements in this piece are too numerous to list on this page. Check out Fans For Fair Play's point-by-point rebuttal.
Posted by lumi at June 9, 2005 8:27 AM