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May 3, 2006
Oder's blog a t(h)reat
The iTeam Blog, (from The NY Daily News Sports Investigative Team)
Daily News sports reporter/columnist Michael O'Keefe pays respect to Norman Oder and his blog, The Atlantic Yards Report.
Norman Oder’s Atlantic Yards Report should be a regular must-read for both opponents and supporters of Bruce Ratner’s proposed project.
Oder is certainly no fan of the Nets owner’s gargantuan proposal, but his blog is intelligent and well-reported; the long-time journalist sticks to the facts rather than falling back on the personal attacks employed by both sides of this issue.
All this attention to Stormin' Norman's relentless reporting is ruffling the feathers of the normally cool Ratner PR genius Joe DePlasco, who would prefer the media to be spoon fed by his crack team:
DePlasco dismisses Oder as “someone with too much time and not enough to do” and he says Daily News reporters should stop using the Brooklyn blogger as a resource and instead focus on the positives an NBA franchise will bring the Borough of Churches.
NoLandGrab: Oo-o-o-oh, this is a first — the normally measured Joe DePlasco has taken a personal swipe at Norman Oder, who probably doesn't have much free time since he started looking into fantastical claims made by Der Meisterspinner himself.
Has anyone noticed that the "Borough of Churches" is being converted to the "Borough of Highrises," with Ratner's projects leading the way?
Posted by lumi at May 3, 2006 7:03 AM