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September 27, 2006
City Planners Look To Shrink Atlantic Yards Project
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By Roger Clark
This news report about the City Planning Commission's recommendations has some interesting tidbits which beg a couple questions.
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said:
"What they are attempting to do, like I'm trying to do -- and by the way, many very excellent community organizations -- is to fine tune, continue to fine tune the project, so that it becomes an even better project."
Q: Who are the "many very excellent community organizations" who are attempting to "fine tune the project?" Could Markowitz be referring to the sponsors of BrooklynSpeaks?
This week marks the public debut of City Councilmember Bill de Blasio on this issue:
"I think you still can make this a somewhat smaller project. You can still achieve those social goals, and you can still make it fit better with the surrounding community," said Brooklyn City Councilman Bill de Blasio.
Q: Is de Blasio angling for credit in a win-win solution when the long anticipated scaledown has finally been unveiled?
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Posted by lumi at September 27, 2006 9:47 AM