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November 22, 2007
Ratner's Arena Only 20 Feet from Streets
In the wake of breaking news on just how close Bruce Ratner plans on building his 18,000-seat arena to Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues (a scant 20 feet in some places), Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn calls on government officials to come clean with the public on how the NYPD plans on dealing with this major security flaw in the project's design.
Also, The New York Times screwed the pooch on this story and is now seeking to rectify the situation by breaking the news on Thanksgiving Eve on the City Room blog. It's a nice try, but Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn suggests, "because the Times got it so wrong in its original article and the actual setback distance is of such great importance, the Times must publish this news in the newspaper."
NoLandGrab: For years, the Grey Lady has done little to combat the notion that the paper is in its development partner Bruce Ratner's pocket — the decision to rectify its mistake on the arena security story by burying it on some blog on Thanksgiving Eve does nothing to counter this impression.
Posted by lumi at November 22, 2007 5:03 AM