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May 17, 2006
B'klyn Bridge Park bldg. booed
The Daily News
By Elizabeth Hays
Nearly 18 months after luxury condo towers were added to the upcoming Brooklyn Bridge Park, outraged advocates sued in a bid to stop the private development in a public park.
Charging that housing in the park would set a dangerous precedent, the Brooklyn Bridge Park Legal Defense Fund filed the lawsuit against state planners yesterday in Brooklyn Supreme Court.
"This is a test case for parks," said Defense Fund President Judi Francis, adding it would be the first new park in New York State to have private housing built within its borders.
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The lawsuit also charged planners failed to adequately study traffic impacts on the park by excluding other large-scale projects planned for the area, such as Atlantic Yards.
NoLandGrab: Planners involved with this project failed to consider traffic impacts of Atlantic Yards. The Atlantic Yards Environmental Impact Statement traffic study will exclude the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Grand Army Plaza and the bridge crossings.
The avoidance of a comprehensive traffic study for the area gives planners an excuse to kowtow to developers by pursuing a piecemeal approach. Brooklyn deserves better.
Posted by lumi at May 17, 2006 6:46 AM