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July 16, 2006

Crap Shoot: Residents Vie For a Spot In Atlantic Yards

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Courier-Life
Stephen Witt

While FCRC Vice President James Stuckey and New York ACORN president Bertha Lewis explained the project, several in the audience clapped when it was announced the Nets and arena would be coming.

On the other hand, some were skeptical of getting an apartment and seemed disappointed to learn the timeline has the project several years away.

“Hopefully it [the project] can be beneficial for everybody,” Pennie observed. “The project could provide opportunity, but it’s a lottery and look how crowded it is here.”

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Posted by amy at July 16, 2006 9:11 PM