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January 5, 2008
80 to watch in ’08
The Brooklyn Paper
Joe Jordan
64. James Caldwell, Downtown: Fresh from signing onto the Atlantic Yards Community Benefits Agreement in 2005, the president of Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development is now pushing for a CBA in Coney Island — no matter which developer gets picked by the city to spearhead the redevelopment of the amusement area.47. Atlantic Yards: The smoldering standoff pitting Brooklyn’s elected officials and Atlantic Yards opponents against the city and state over security plans at the mega-development over the Vanderbilt Train Yards (right) shows no signs of cooling off. The electeds and opponents want a public review, but the city and state are staying silent.
19. Hakeem Jeffries: This dreamy Democratic Assemblyman from Fort Greene (below) took a number of controversial stands in 2007 — coming out against the Atlantic Yards mini-city and condemning rapper Nas’s use of the “N word.” We can expect more news from Jeffries as the freshman legislator gains his footing.
10. Atlantic Yards lawsuits: Two suits are pending — one about the state’s use of eminent domain and the other about the allegedly poor environmental review of the mega-development. If either one succeeds, developer Bruce Ratner is in trouble. If both fail, bring on the bulldozers.
Posted by amy at January 5, 2008 10:09 AM