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June 19, 2006
Bronx Board Is Shuffled After Rejecting New Stadium
The NY Times
By Timothy Williams
When a Bronx community board rejected the plan to build a new Yankee Stadium on land occupied by two neighborhood parks last year, the result was a surprising setback for Adolfo Carrión Jr., the Bronx borough president, who had been one of the new stadium's most ardent public supporters.
As Bronx borough president, Adolfo Carrión appoints members of community boards. This month, seven months after that vote, Mr. Carrión has replaced or demoted several of the board members. Some say Mr. Carrión's motives are to get rid of board members who voted against the stadium.
NoLandGrab: Last year Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz tried to pull a similar move against Atlantic Yards critic and Community Board 2 member Ken Diamondstone (as reported in, Brooklyn Papers) . With the support of many colleagues, Diamondstone fought back and was re-instated.
Posted by lumi at June 19, 2006 3:05 PM