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November 18, 2007
A Times editorial skewers some development puffery, on Long Island
Atlantic Yards Report
An editorial in the Long Island section of today's New York Times has critical words for the proposed Lighthouse development in Uniondale. Norman Oder wonders why the Times couldn't see fit to be more critical in its evaluation of Atlantic Yards as he revisits the Times's 2006 endorsement of its development partner's megaproject:
Beyond my criticisms of that endorsement, consider also the Times's failure to analyze developer Forest City Ratner's series of promotional fliers.
To borrow some phrases from today's editorial, if you pore over the glossy images, you may be forgiven for thinking that Mr. Ratner is proposing the mildest, most inoffensive 8 million-square-foot development imaginable.
Posted by steve at November 18, 2007 8:46 AM