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November 2, 2005
Ratner May be Fudging Affordable Housing Already
The Brownstoner post, on the Brooklyn Papers article, about the possibility of moving the Atlantic Yards affordable housing to the site of the recently shuttered St. Mary's Hospital, has touched off a heated debate in the comments section.
David fired the first shot with the following:
Another ridiculous anti-Ratner article by BP - and some great NIMBY by Councilwomen James thrown in for good measure.
Other anti-anti-arena comments included:
If you place the affordable housing near Atlantic Avenue, they will say it's too large. If the affordable housing is moved off-site, they will cry racism, classism, etc.
NoLandGrab: ACORN head Bertha Lewis's stated argument for supporting Atlantic Yards is that the affordable housing component of the plan stems the tide of gentrification in the area.
City Councilmember Charles Barron warned that Atlantic Yards would bring instant gentrification.
The only thing they might agree upon is that the area is gentrifying. Moving the affordable housing that far away would mean that Barron was right and Lewis is focused on another corporate partnership for ACORN.
Any talk of naming a new housing project "St. Marty's?"
Posted by lumi at November 2, 2005 6:25 AM