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July 3, 2007
Investigation Not Complete, Demo Continues
From Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn:
A statement by the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), in a Metro NY article, raises a serious question :
Old Atlantic Yards concerns resurface ...ESDC spokesman A.J. Carter said the Dept. of Buildings hasn’t completed its collapse investigation...
Two months ago the northern parapet wall of the Ward Bakery building in the Atlantic Yards footprint mysteriously crashed 4 stories to the ground, crushing cars, littering the sidewalk and street with tons of debris, and evacuating the homeless shelter next door for most of the day. Luckily nobody was injured.
After the mysterious event the ESDC halted all demolitions by Forest City Ratner until a more stringent procedure was in place, and until an investigation into the dangerous event occurred.
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But yesterday abatement towards demolition re-commenced on the Ward Bakery despite the fact that the collapse investigation and its findings have not been concluded. Why?
Posted by lumi at July 3, 2007 9:37 AM