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December 7, 2007
Atlantic Yards Project Draws Fire
Encore
Here's more coverage of the proposed Nets arena's security issues:
The New York Post is reporting that a coalition of groups, comprised of civic groups and elected officials has raised issue with the project for planning to build a new basketball a scant 20 feet from the busiest intersection in Brooklyn. This location, critics contend, would make the arena a security risk, especially susceptible to terrorist attack and have called for an independent security review of the current plans.
This article conflates the Atlantic Yards eminent domain case with the recent agreement by the city not to take one of the Duffield Houses via eminent domain:
The project has also made headlines recently over eminent domain lawsuits that are currently wending their way through the courts. One such case, involving a 150-year-old Brooklyn house that may have been a stop on the underground railroad, was recently decided in favor of the homeowner, one Joy Chatel.
NoLandGrab: It's interesting to see "Encore: The Weekly Performance Industry Magazine" taking an interest in the Atlantic Yards development.
Posted by steve at December 7, 2007 7:34 AM