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July 9, 2007
A comparison of the mayors on key issues
NY Newsday
Like it or hate it, "Atlantic Yards" is attached to Mayor Bloomberg's record in the tale of the tape between two mayoral heavyweights:
DEVELOPMENT
Giuliani: His deal for new stadiums for the Yankees and Mets was scuttled by the Bloomberg administration. He is credited with cleaning up business districts, notably Times Square. He increased tax incentives to attract business to Wall Street and elsewhere.
Bloomberg: He made deals for new stadiums for the Yankees and Mets. His aggressive plan to build a West Side Stadium and draw the 2012 Olympics to New York City failed. His administration has overseen major construction projects for new housing around the city, including the controversial Atlantic Yards and Nets stadium complex in Downtown Brooklyn.
NoLandGrab: Three-and-a-half years after the announcement, reporters and editors still get facts muddled: it's an ARENA, not a STADIUM (yes, there's a difference), and it's still in PROSPECT HEIGHTS, not DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN.
Posted by lumi at July 9, 2007 8:59 AM