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November 23, 2006
Tish courts MSG on Yards
Hopes Dolans can stop Ratner’s plan
The Brooklyn Papers
By Ariella Cohen
Can the owners of Madison Square Garden and the NY Knicks tip the scales on the approval of Atlantic Yards? The Dolan family is politically well connected, they've scuttled other large development plans before, and another basketball team in NYC would be direct competition for their ailing NY Knicks.
Atlantic Yards opponents have long hoped for the Dolans to save the day, and project supporters are anticipating the possibility of pressure from the family that also owns Cablevision and the NY Rangers.
Read what staunch project opponent City Councilmember Letita James is trying to do about it.
Posted by lumi at November 23, 2006 8:20 AM