« THE MAIL: The Brooklyn Context | Main | Forty Years Later, Nets Are Now a Model of Stability »
November 2, 2006
Letters to the Editor: Our Time Press
In the Letters to the Editor at Our Time Press, Atlantic Yards Report's Norman Oder tries to set the record straight on Errol Louis's misrepresentation of "opposition" to a homeless shelter; Publisher Bernice Elizabeth Green considers Errol Louis and his lack of facts part of a "platform for diverse viewpoints;" and a reader goes on record to say she is, "tired of Mr. Louis and anti-yuppie/pro-Atlantic Yards rhetoric."
And speaking of pro-Atlantic Yards rhetoric, here's Louis's latest take on the eminent domain lawsuit:
In the weeks to come, the anti-development obstructionists will use the lawsuit as an excuse to demand reams of corporate and economic data from Forest City Ratner Companies, the developer of Atlantic Yards. Not because the information is necessary, or even relevant, but because that’s the best way to delay, delay, delay.
NoLandGrab: Yup, Errol Louis has us all figured out.
What Louis isn't taking into account is that a recent landmark eminent domain case decided by the US Supreme Court attempted to make a legal distinction between rational and illegal actions. Forest City Ratner began the planning for this project before the 2005 Kelo ruling and it appears that the Atlantic Yards project is tailor-made for the courts to draw the line between the right to own property and the right of governments to provide public benefits to society.
Posted by lumi at November 2, 2006 8:49 AM