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September 8, 2006
57th Assembly District
Bill Batson vs. Freddie Hamilton vs. Hakeem Jeffries
From The Brooklyn Papers, the candidates speak for themselves:
SPECIFIC ISSUE ROUND
Atlantic Yards?Batson
I am absolutely opposed to the project as it stands. Not enough affordable housing for families making below $70K; no guarantee on the number of living wage jobs, increased traffic; lack of foresight on public transportation; air pollution from 10+ years of construction, which may lead to spike in rates of asthma; shadows; design insensitive and inconsistent with surrounding neighborhood.Hamilton
I support Atlantic Yards because I believe that it will bring jobs, business opportunities, some affordable housing and support of services to the community through the Community Benefits Agreement.Jeffries
The scale and density of the project should be reduced considerably and I am opposed to the use of eminent domain by a private developer to build a basketball arena.
Posted by lumi at September 8, 2006 9:07 AM