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July 27, 2006
News Analysis: Railyards a Path to Jailyards?
Brooklyn Downtown Star
By Norman Oder
Is the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Brooklyn railyard - a key component of the Atlantic Yards megadevelopment plan in Prospect Heights - a criminal hot spot? Yes, claims the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), the state agency charged with moving the project ahead and, along the way, evaluating its environmental impact.
However, the state's evidence can be picked apart by anyone who's taken a walk around the area. And the report simply ignores data that suggests alternative explanations for the crime rates cited.
Posted by lumi at July 27, 2006 5:44 AM