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July 24, 2007
We don't have Stuckey to kick around anymore
According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and a press release from the Mayor's Office, former Ratner exec James P. Stuckey made a public appearance last week as President of the NYC Arts Commission. This Stuckey sighting made us realize that things have been pretty quiet since the Forest City Ratner Atlantic Yards Development Group President was tidily terminated by Forest City.
We don't know about you, but we sorta miss the guy.
You could always count on the quotable Stuckey to share his personal narrative with a reporter or make some outlandish claim that would tip critics off to something fishy, for example: the tale about Atlantic Yards being as dense as the Downtown Brooklyn plan led to revelations that the project, if built, would be the densest residential community in the nation; and the claim that footprint tenants would be taken care of begged watchdogs to look at the fine print of what Ratner was really offering.
Duffield St. Underground calls Stuckey's role as President of the Arts Commission "surreal," but it makes sense if you recall that Stuckey plays ten instruments.
Posted by lumi at July 24, 2007 8:37 AM