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February 12, 2007
Stadium game playing us for fools
An article in MetroNY about cities who have adopted a "build it and they will come" position to arena building, references Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards (click image to enlarge):
"The fact is that these communities, just like Detriot, St. Louis, Newark, N.J., Brooklyn and others, have fallen prey to the same sporting facilities shell game that has played out all across this nation. Areas that can't find a nickel to reduce class sizes, help get medication to their poorest residents or even adequately fix pot holes suddenly can hike taxes a percentage point so they can tailgate. Why fix cities, when you can give citizens bread and circus?"
Posted by lumi at February 12, 2007 10:02 AM