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November 19, 2006
The Race to Replace...Yvette
The Daily Gotham
What - you didn't think you'd have a break from elections, did you? mole333 comes with an analysis of the upcoming contest for Yvette Clarke's city council seat, which will be vacant January 1. Here's how mole333 sees the candidates stacked up on Atlantic Yards:
Jesse Hamilton:When asked about "Atlantic Yards" he gave a somewhat vague answer, but I should note that questions about "Atlantic Yards" encompass development of the area in general and really the questions should be regarding Ratner's corrupt and overblown plan. Hamilton's answers regarding Atlantic Yards emphasized the need for affordable housing and jobs, but indicated that the scale of the project was ludicrous and that the way it has been forced down the throats of the community was despicable. He particularly emphasized that circumventing the existing community boards in favor of other neighborhood groups who were receiving money from Ratner was distasteful.
Zenobia McNally:
Zenobia did seem too wary of directly criticizing Ratner's plan. She did say that as it was first proposed it was too big. She then indicated that it has already been scaled down, then added, somewhat mumbling, that it could be scaled back more. She did not emphasize the distasteful (corrupt?) way the Ratner plan has been pushed foward the way Jesse Hamilton did. All of that added to the red flag about her regarding Atlantic Yards.
Posted by amy at November 19, 2006 12:45 PM