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January 2, 2007
It came from the Blogosphere...
Random, Insane Rants, What's Under the Tree?
Many gifts were exchanged throughout the country as millions of people celebrated this holiday season... Politicians and other important figures are no exception. Sorry, some of the gifts are non-returnable!
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Residents Surrounding the Atlantic Yards: Not quite what a lot of you wanted.The plan to build office towers, the arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team, et cetera, cleared Shelly Silver's possible objection and can proceed.
Mole's Progressive Democrat, Progressive Democrat Issue 102: NYC FOCUS
The state has approved Ratner's plan to develop the Atlantic Yards and surrounding areas of Brooklyn despite the fact that not one single concern of the community has been addressed. Sewage, traffic, schools, fire houses, jobs and affordable housing are all unanswered questions. But we are told to shut up, get out of the way, and let Ratner use tax money to make a giant profit.
Albany is broken and it is affecting Brooklyn. Albany is broken, and the approval of Ratner's get richer with government help scheme is a giant indication of how bad Albany has become.
Curbed, The Curbed Awards 2006
DDDB earns the "Takes A Licking But Keeps on Ticking Award"
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn. The Atlantic Yards juggernaut ran over this Fighting the Man Award winner at every turn, closing out the year with a final approval from the Gang of Three in Albany, but DDDB is still fighting with lawyers. Someone get these guys courtside Nets tickets already.
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, NEW DOCUMENTARY ABOUT ATLANTIC YARDS
On the subway a few months back, I met Isabel Hill, the filmmaker who created this documentary. We talked a bit and she told me about this film that she was working on about the Atlantic Yards. I am amazed that it is already completed. It sounds very interesting and I will definitely try to catch this screening.
On Thursday, January 4th, at 6:00 p.m., the Center for Architecture – home to the New York City chapter of the American Institute of Architects – will screen “Brooklyn Matters,” a documentary by Brooklyn filmmaker, urban planner and historian Isabel Hill. The timely and urgent film exposes how powerful interests are circumventing community participation and skirting legal protections to push the “Atlantic Yards” project forward at any cost.
The Unemployment Cafe, THE FRIDAY RANT: The 2007 Wish List
One Brooklynite wishes for:
The New York Times to stop shilling for Bruce Ratner and his Atlantic Yards development. I have a feeling that Atlantic Yards affordable housing will be on par on the vast affordable housing that was promised when Battery Park City was developed.
Gawker, We're Taking Your Apartment, So Smile
We've always wanted a Big Brother named Bruce, or, better yet, a Big Brother named Ratner, but not so much when we're lurching toward Flatbush Avenue looking for a train after watching Amos Lee perform at Freddy's Backroom.
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If you live in the footprint of Atlantic Yards, Bruce Ratner wants to watch you worry.
Posted by lumi at January 2, 2007 7:03 AM