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June 29, 2006
Atlantic Yards Opponents Clash Over Building Plans
Courier Life
By Steven Witt
In the Courier Life's most recent update of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal, reporter Steven Witt unwittingly mixes up a couple of facts. For instance, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) and the Municipal Art Society (MAS) probably both swallowed a bug when they read:
Those opposing the project carted out a high-brow writer and the Manhattan-based Municipal Art Society of New York (MAS) to decry the plan
DDDB made clear at the MAS presentation that they felt that the critique of the plan didn't go far enough, as the MAS was struggling to be politic as they entered a hot bed of urban design controversy. Also, the MAS has established a reputation for fairness and intelligence, and therefore usually isn't "carted out" by local grassroots organizations.
Witt also covers the overwhelming response to Forest City Ratner's mailer, you know, the one promoting Brooklyn and showing little of the project. A 20K response to such a promotional mailer is suspiciously high.
NoLandGrab: We could continue turning over rocks in this article, but we have to leave time to read Norman Oder's latest analysis at AtlanticYardsReport.com.
Posted by lumi at June 29, 2006 6:34 AM