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October 24, 2006
City Modifies Harlem Project To Include More ‘Affordable' Units
NY Sun
By David Lombino
Could missteps at Atlantic Yards already be making a difference elsewhere in the City?
Atlantic Yards was cited as one of the bugaboos by a city official, in an article about the Uptown New York project, which has been limping along after the opposition killed the deal and, just yesterday, the City's Economic Development Corporation reissued a request for proposal for the project.
A lingering critique of the Bloomberg administration's development strategy is its preference for large development projects and its lack of regard for "community-based development."
In Brooklyn, neighbors of the proposed Atlantic Yards project — vastly bigger at about 8.7 million square feet — have complained the city has not addressed community concerns. That project is being guided through the review process by a state agency.
The director of land use in the office of Manhattan borough president, Anthony Borelli, said in the case of Uptown New York, the administration backed away from a fight.
"I think the city actually saw that it would probably be more productive and less adversarial if they started from scratch, rather than push it through with a lot of community opposition," Mr. Borelli said.
Posted by lumi at October 24, 2006 8:51 PM