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August 24, 2007
It came from the Blogosphere...
mcbrooklyn, First We Had the Blue Thingies -- Now We Have the Press Conference (At Brooklyn Borough Hall)
Evidence that "Atlantic Yards" is on many people's list of things you'd rather forget, only like the war and the presidential election, it hasn't obliged.
Forget about Iraq, Atlantic Yards or the presidential election. You know those blue thingies on the steps at Brooklyn Borough Hall?
mrnyc, Airport Village
OK, this is the second day in a row we've stumbled over the use of "boondoggle" to describe Atlantic Yards. This time Bruce Ratner's controversial development is offered as an example of what, hopefully, isn't going to happen in Queens:
In some parts of this city (in Manhattan mostly, but also that looming boondoggle called Atlantic Yards), you see development on top of development - buildings that are way too big, commercial space people can't afford or use - and much of it changes the character of the neighborhoods.
Citizen Arcane, Leather Lanyard or Marble Madness?
And if you want to learn more about the word, "boondoggle," Citizen Arcane expores the origins.
Bridge and Tunnel Club, The Bride, Until Last Month, Resided In A Building On Pacific Street . . .
B&T cites this week's Village Voice article and notes, "This may be one of the few examples of the Sunday Styles vows section as clever political protest."
Posted by lumi at August 24, 2007 6:54 AM