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August 10, 2006
The survey says!
Three blocks near Yards hate Bruce
By Dana Rubinstein
The Brooklyn Papers and Forest City Ratner are not impressed by the local opinion survey that found 90% of residents oppose Bruce's 16-highrise and arena plan.
That stunning bit of news was revealed by the Prospect Place Block Association, which claimed it surveyed 150 people on Prospect Place between Flatbush and Underhill avenues.
And the survey says: 87 percent of local residents are against it, while only five percent are in favor (and the majority of that five percent is actually opposed to the state’s use of eminent domain and towers taller than 28 stories, of which there would be several).
Local residents are taking the less-than-shocking survey in stride. So did Forest City Ratner; a spokeswoman had no comment.
NoLandGrab: Project supporters frequently paint Atlantic Yards critics as a small band of white anti-everything obstructionists. Though Ratner and the news media are less than shocked, this survey shows that criticism of Atlantic Yards is widespread.
Posted by lumi at August 10, 2006 11:32 PM