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December 19, 2006
Did a Blogger’s Big Scoop Stall “Atlantic Yards?”
StreetsBlog.org is giving props to Norman "the Mad Overkiller" Oder for paying attention:
Financial questions about the project have escalated since the discovery by Norman Oder, author of the Atlantic Yards Report, that nearly half a billion dollars in projected public revenues had simply vanished from the Empire State Development Corporation's project plan.
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Oder was the only working journalist in New York City to notice the half billion dollar revision. His scoop was significant enough that even the New York Times stooped to give the blogger credit. ...
Granted, DDDB, community organizations and good government groups have been putting lots of pressure on Silver to delay the approval. And they cite a littany of reasons why the project needs a closer look. But you've got to hand it to Oder. If Silver does choose to delay approval of the project, Oder's $456 million scoop is likely to be a big reason why.
Posted by lumi at December 19, 2006 12:37 PM