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August 30, 2006
Brooklyn Broadside: "Miss Brooklyn" Not Williamsburgh Bank
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Dennis Holt
Accoring to Dennis Holt, the issue isn't the scale or density, it's the NUMBER of buildings:
BROOKLYN — The hearts of readers of the New York Times who are also opponents of the Atlantic Yards proposal must have sunk last Friday when they turned to page B-5. There, by reporter Andy Newman, was a story on whether the proposed new building, "Miss Brooklyn," at 620 feet, should be taller than the Williamsburgh Bank building, at 515 feet. Borough President Marty Markowitz, for the first time, said it shouldn't.
The story was speculation on what that might mean and several cynical comments were made by various people, but no one stepped forth with the most telling observation and the reason for sinking hearts.
Posted by lumi at August 30, 2006 12:18 PM