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December 23, 2006
STATEMENT FROM BP MARKOWITZ ON PACB APPROVAL OF BROOKLYN’S ATLANTIC YARDS PROJECT
“Brooklyn’s bright future is indeed here today. I am thrilled with the PACB approval of the Atlantic Yards plan. This means our borough will soon be benefiting from thousands of union jobs, affordable housing, an enhanced and vibrant downtown, and our much-anticipated return to sports' major leagues. I am very encouraged as well that the PACB acted on our suggestion that the project’s “Miss Brooklyn” building not be taller than Brooklyn’s Williamsburg Savings Bank building. Add to all of this the project’s world-class architecture, on-site school, street-level shopping, and accessible public open space, and you can see why Atlantic Yards is the right project, in the right place, at the right time for Brooklyn.”
—— Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
STATEMENT FROM MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG ON PACB APPROVAL OF ATLANTIC YARDS PROJECT
“Today’s approval of Atlantic Yards is the final step towards starting work on this enormously important project, which is vital to the resurgence of downtown Brooklyn. I thank Speaker Silver for providing the leadership in moving this forward and I applaud the Governor and Senate Majority Leader Bruno for their steadfast commitment to this project. Unique in scope and ambition, the Atlantic Yards project is the biggest private sector investment in Brooklyn’s history and the ultimate example of mixed-use development. It will create jobs, provide affordable housing and offer new retail and entertainment options, including a return of major league sports to Brooklyn. Atlantic Yards also demonstrates that when City and State government work together with the private sector, we can still achieve projects on a grand scale and ensure that New York remains a city where big things happen.”
Posted by amy at December 23, 2006 11:17 AM