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September 29, 2006
Bowing to Bruce
The Brooklyn Papers
By Ariella Cohen
We're not exactly sure, but we think that BP kinda missed the mark in part of this story. The purpose of the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods is to review the Environmental Impact Statement, not to go mano-a-mano with Bruce Ratner (though some member organizations have taken that tack).
In light of this, the lead paragraph seems to have missed the point:
A two-month, City Council–financed study found that the environmental impact study of Atlantic Yards is flawed — but not flawed enough to merit a halt in the project.
The article also covers the debut of BrooklynSpeaks and architect Doug Hamilton's Pacific Plan.
NoLandGrab: According to our sources, CBN's conclusion is that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement is so flawed that it doesn't merit approval by the board of the Empire State Development Corporation.
The NY Times quoted CBN's co-chair as saying:
"Due to the number and profound nature of the errors and shortcomings” of the draft environmental impact statement, her group “does not believe the current document can be approved.”
Posted by lumi at September 29, 2006 10:24 AM