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December 6, 2006
It came from the Blogosphere...
Don't Worry It's Just Reality (Brooklyn Ed.), Why do "nice guys" like Michael Ratner Associate With 'bad guys' like Bruce Ratner?
It's a trick question... he's not a nice guy.
In a subsequent post, Dreadnaught notes that Michael Ratner is an international human rights lawyer, which gets him off the hook for local human rights.
The Gowanus Lounge, Christmas + Atlantic Yards = Atlantic Yards Youtube Christmas Carols
GL gives the Prospect Heights Action Carolers some airplay and has this warning for Marty Markowtiz:
Do you begin to sense what will happen if the BP runs for Mayor and people hold a grudge? The only mayoral candidate with a pre-mixed opposition group.
Gawker, Memo to Bruce Ratner: Where's Your YouTube Video, Hmmmm?
If you really wanna see Bruce Ratner's YouTube video, click here.
[Note: Give it up for targeted advertising. When we viewed Bruce Ratner's YouTube vid, the banner ad for Cingular featured Nets minority owner, Jay-Z.]
I'm Seeing Green, Atlantic Yards Light
Worried about being blown over by the Atlantic Yards project?
The Gowanus Lounge, Atlantic Yards: A Terrorist Attack is Not a "Reasonable Worst-Case Scenario"?
If a major terrorist attack is not "a reasonable worst-case scenario" for an arena atop a train and subway station with a highrise atop it and apartments nearby, what is?
You can overlook all of the impacts of Atlantic Yards that have been ignored: scale, density, pollution, congestion, shadows, etc., etc., etc., but even the most enthusiastic backer of the project should ask that officialdom hit the pause button until proper anti-terrorism and safety planning is done.
Posted by lumi at December 6, 2006 6:52 AM