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December 7, 2007
FOIL-ed! State says it can’t talk security
The Brooklyn Paper
by Mike McLaughlin
What's the point of a Freedom of Information Law if the information is not forthcoming — and it's the developer's consultant who makes the call?
In October, The Brooklyn Paper filed a Freedom of Information Law request for all documents related to security planning at Atlantic Yards by the Empire State Development Corporation.
Last week, we finally got our long-sought documents. So what did they amount to?
A 10-page affidavit from a Forest City Ratner security consultant that explained why all the plans must be kept classified.
NoLandGrab: Let us once again point out that an "independent" security study is not one produced by a consultant hired by Forest City Ratner, a point not lost on Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn.
Posted by lumi at December 7, 2007 8:53 AM