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April 28, 2006
Jeffries Concerned About, But Not Opposed To, Yards
Brooklyn Downtown Star
By Nik Kovac
Hakeem Jeffries declares that his isn't a "Johny-One note candidacy" and it's about more than Atlantic Yards, but that's clearly where he is feeling the heat from opponent Bill Batson.
Batson has made his opposition to the Yards project clear, while Jeffries is still hedging his bets. He said he would not have supported the $100 million allocation for the project within this year's state budget, only because, "I haven't seen anything comprehensive yet. Bringing in 15,000 people into a community [Prospect Heights] that has only 19,000 already...I need to know how that's going to affect police, fire, sanitation, schools, all kinds of services. I have strong questions."
Jeffries on eminent domain:
He would oppose eminent domain "unless there was a clearly defined public benefit."
...on the Community Benefits Agreement signed by Bruce Ratner:
"mend it don't end it."
Posted by lumi at April 28, 2006 8:06 AM