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September 14, 2006

Yards Forum a Shadow of Predecessor

Brooklyn Downtown Star

Norman Oder reports from the "Community Forum," where turn out was light:

The single largest contingent Tuesday came from the construction unions-and members got union credit for attendance. As expected, they urged that Forest City Ratner's project be built, pointing out that many other new developments in Brooklyn ignore organized labor. Still, some new supporters surfaced, and some substantial new criticism was voiced regarding the project's scale and the provision of affordable housing.

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Posted by lumi at September 14, 2006 8:12 AM