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October 31, 2005

TimesRatnerReport feeds Atlantic Yards News addiction

Addicted to Atlantic Yards coverage? If you haven't gotten your fix, check out TimesRatnerReport for analysis of every nitty-gritty detail on what coverage there is.

bloomberg_ferrer_debate.jpgFerrer vs. Bloomberg on Atlantic Yards (and it barely makes the Times)
Ferrer fumbles facts while Bloomberg bulldozes them. Check out the mayoral candidates' exchange on the Yards and The NY Times's coverage.

An alternate version of the Pace Poll--could tougher questions have made a difference?
The Pace poll published last week has been criticized for not asking the hard questions. Oder makes some suggestions for next time around, but places the blame on the media for inadequate coverage.

Questions about the CBA: Is this "systemic change in doing business"?

So, is the Community Benefits Agreement regarding Atlantic Yards supposed to help the local "community" or the minority "community"? There's an interesting tension there, because the signatories are local (and minority), but several beneficiaries are hardly local, with none based in Brooklyn and some outside New York City.

Posted by lumi at October 31, 2005 7:12 AM