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May 4, 2006
Ratner snub in Yonkers sign of Ridge Hill's tenuous status
The headline for Michael Gannon's article in today's Journal News story about Ratner's no-show at yesterday's Yonkers Business Week breakfast points out that Ratner's "snub" is a sign of the Ridge Hill project's "tenuous status."
Couldn't it be a sign that Ratner is a bad sport?
NoLandGrab: His crack PR team could have told him that the classy and confident PR move was to show up and talk about how he is looking forward to working with the community. Perhaps he couldn't even fake it.
Seriously, the reason for observing events in Yonkers is to understand the corporate philosophy of Forest City Ratner and consider its implications for Brooklyn.
This week we have observed that Bruce Ratner is tone-deaf to the community, a better winner than loser, and more comfortable with wielding the levers of power than breaking bread with his critics.
Posted by lumi at May 4, 2006 7:11 AM