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May 21, 2007
RATNER TO BROOKLYN: BE COOL
The NY Post
By Rich Calder
Developer Bruce Ratner is not only bringing NBA basketball and skyscrapers to Brooklyn, he's bringing free air conditioners and insulated windows.
Ratner last week sent out letters to about 700 residences around - and even within - the 22-acre footprint of his planned $4 billion Atlantic Yards project for Prospect Heights, telling residents that they are eligible to receive air conditioners and double-paned windows to help minimize construction noise.
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Daniel Goldstein, spokesman for the Atlantic Yards-opposition group Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, said he was stunned to receive the letter, considering he lives in a building targeted for demolition."I guess like me, [Ratner's firm] expects me to be living here a long time," said Goldstein, whose group has filed one of the several suits trying to halt construction.
Posted by lumi at May 21, 2007 7:33 AM