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September 8, 2006
It came from the Blogosphere...
The GL political roundups cover more ground and have a lot more links than we can provide, so check them out.
Gowanus Louge, Thursday Political Round Up
Thursday's round up features Councilmember Letitia James's endorsement of Bill Batson, Ratner's campaign financing cabal from AY Report, a local blogger's beef with David Yassky, and the Daily News endorsement of Yvette Clarke.
Gowanus Lounge, Friday Political Roundup: Endorsements and a Dead Heat
Friday's local political news covers The Brooklyn Papers' endorsements and an exclusive report on how Sunday's donut missile was aimed at Yassky (not Bloomberg), NoLandGrab's (hey, that's us!) endorsements based on candidates' positions on the Yards, the latest scientific and un-scientific polling news in the 11th CD race and the deployment of supporters in the Orthodox Jewish community for David Yassky and Edolphus Towns.
Daily Gotham, Hakeem Jefferies Flip Flop Flips on Atlantic Yards
Mole333 posts a report from a reader on a conversation with 57th AD Candidate Hakeem Jeffries:
Though I do not know Mr. Jeffries personally and have not had extended conversations with him on this issue, I feel I should relay to you what he told me around 6:45 P.M. on August 23, 2006. As I was waiting to get into the public hearing regarding the Atlantic Yards Project DEIS, Mr. Jeffries came down the line shaking hands. As he shook my hand, I asked Mr. Jeffries if he had a solid position on the project as it now stands. Mr. Jeffries looked me in the eye and said that he was "fully in favor of the project" and that he thought "it will be great for Brooklyn."
Clearly Hakeem wants both sides to vote for him so he tells people whatever they want to hear or equivocates. Why can't Hakeem make up his mind? Why can't he be honest with voters?
Nets Fan in NY, The Nets Arena Conspiracy Theory
I’m tired of hearing how supporters of the Atlantic Yards project are weak-minded individuals who are being paid off by the government. So, what be of me and the other 18,000 Nets fans anxiously awaiting a home away from home in Brooklyn? Clearly, we are the men and women behind it all (insert evil laugh… muahhaha).
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For those against the arena, I ask that you take a step back and realize that it is not just some tasteless monstrosity, but the heart and soul of a project for many like myself.
Curbed.com, Storefronting: East River Plaza Shocker
File this under the lookie-who-just-caught-on category. At the risk of proving that NoLandGrabbers are really the amateur hacks that we claim to be, we had no clue that Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner was one of the partners behind the East River Plaza big box-store bonanza. As Curbed.com reports "the bulldozers have started dozing."
The Empire Zone, Another Slugfest on the Way?
NY Times reporter Nicholas Confessore posted news of a possible boycott of the "community forum" scheduled for election day and the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhood's formal complaint about the conduct of the August 23rd hearing. In response to the CBN complaint, the ESDC told the Times:
At the public hearing on Aug. 24 (sic), ESDC followed the practices and policies regarding hearings. We intend to conduct the forums similarly. We hope that the attendees at the upcoming forums will respect all the speakers so that we can conduct the forums efficiently and maximize the number of speakers in the time available.
NoLandGrab: The Times may regret starting a blog which allows "the Mad O" to post commentary, but don't forget to scroll down and read Norman Oder's audition for the position of NY Times Public Editor.
Posted by lumi at September 8, 2006 9:56 AM