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June 3, 2007
Atlantic Yards......a bad idea
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
Steve Gilliard, one of the most widely respected and beloved bloggers in all of blogdom, passed away yesterday at the age of 41. Steve always wrote with passion and with a deeply historical point of view on whatever topic he tackled. On December 22nd, 2006 Steve blogged about "Atlantic Yards," in a piece he titled "Atlantic Yards......a bad idea." His starting point was a NY Daily News editorial crowing about the project, titled "A groundbreaking coalition." After excerpting a piece of the editorial, Steve went into his analysis, concluding:...Why do you need this monstrosity in downtown Brooklyn? Who does it serve? The five Nets fans in Brooklyn? Or rich developers, gullible "community activists" and even more gullible newspaper columnists.His voice will be missed. May he rest in peace.
More commentary from The Daily Gotham: Remembering Steve Gilliard: Steve on Atlantic Yards
Posted by amy at June 3, 2007 11:31 AM