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August 24, 2006
AY supporters out in force at epic hearing, but opponents go the distance
Unencumbered by a word count or advertisers, Atlantic Yards Report early edition is the start of the unabridged account of yesterday's Empire State Development Corporation hearing:
With cheers and boos punctuating most presentations, the hearing was as much rally as opportunity for comment, especially for the project supporters who touted jobs and housing, while opponents made often less-dramatic efforts to pick up apart the lengthy DEIS. (Clearly Forest City Ratner had learned an organizing lesson, and the hearing more resembled the 11/29/04 public meeting on the project, when project supporters ACORN and BUILD were out in force, than the 10/18/05 hearing on the scope for a DEIS, where project opponents dominated the crowd.)
In an email Norman "The Mad Overkiller" Oder explained that he "will be adding to this at some length."
Posted by lumi at August 24, 2006 12:21 AM