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February 4, 2006
5 Candidates Vying for Major-ity of ex-Major Votes
Brooklyn Downtown Star covers a debate held by the Lambda Independent Democrats to hear from the candidates for Major Owens' congressional seat. Chris Owens addressed the Atlantic Yards issue:
"We've been made promises," he said of the Forest City Ratner (FCRC) PR machine, which has been trying for years to paint the Atlantic Yards debate in the colors of race, "in order to pit one part of the community against the other.""You have to be there at the beginning saying no," said the black candidate, taking the supposedly white position on the controversial Atlantic Yards development proposal. "I still oppose it as it stands. That is my position."
Posted by amy at February 4, 2006 11:07 AM