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August 24, 2006
NY1 Coverage
First Public Hearing Held On Atlantic Yards Development Project
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"He's doing it not just for the Nets, but for the community, for the youth to have role models to be able to look up to for not just 10 years but for the longevity,” Kidd said of project developer Bruce Ratner.
Followup Report
While the project is still going through the approval process, the area's landscape is already changing. NY1's Jeanine Ramirez filed the following report.
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NoLandGrab: The article on the web site isn't the exact text from the televised reports. It also continues to erroneously report that NJ Nets Vince Carter and Jason Kidd "attended the hearing" (they attended the press conference) and that "Brooklyn residents, including actors Rosie Perez and Heath Ledger, testified against the project." Heath and Rosie have not had enough time to read the 4,000-page Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Posted by lumi at August 24, 2006 7:34 PM