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February 7, 2008

Foes stickin' it to the lil' guys

The Daily News

Check out columnist Errol Louis's latest attempt to stick it to Brooklynites concerned about taxpayer-financing of a historic $4-billion boondoggle to build the densest residential community in the nation for Bruce Ratner.

Today's screed lays blame for the possibility of losing 100 jobs at the feet of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn and spokesperson Daniel Goldstein, who still contend that it is unconstitutional to forcibly take Goldstein's home for the controversial Atlantic Yards project.

There's a real possibility that up to 100 construction and demolition workers could be laid off in the near future, thanks to the delaying tactics being employed by opponents of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn.

It's enough to make the blood boil.
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But, as Ratner's lawyers recently stated in court papers, if this blizzard of legal nonsense proceeds much longer, 100 employees at the site, mostly laborers, could be in trouble: "Most of these workers would be demobilized and sent home - in some cases, without pay," the motion says.

There's no danger of a full halt right now, but the fact Ratner has raised the issue is a warning that political, civic, labor and business leaders need to stand up for Brooklyn jobs by urging state courts to resolve the junk lawsuits of the anti-development brigade with all deliberate speed.

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NoLandGrab: If Louis keeps foaming at the mouth, he's going to scare people and then we might have to take back everything nice we ever said about him.

Though the inevitable citywide construction slowdown is probably keeping him up at night, Louis should sleep better than Pacific and Dean St. residents, knowing that construction and demolition workers are working ROUND-THE-CLOCK (like, 24/7) in the Atlantic Yards footprint.

Posted by lumi at February 7, 2008 5:54 AM