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March 22, 2008

Yeah Bruce, We Thought It Would Happen in a Nanosecond

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

In today's Times article, "Slow Economy Likely to Stall Atlantic Yards" Bruce Ratner is quoted:
“[Atlantic Yards is] not going to happen in a nanosecond,” Mr. Ratner said during an interview...
Really Bruce? We thought it would happen in a nanosecond.

Actually it was us, Bruce, other critics, and supporters of the project who consistently kept saying that your construction timeline projections were laughable. We even made that charge in the environmental lawsuit we brought against you. You and your team repeated the ten year build-out mantra up until today's Times article. Whereas so many said you'd be lucky to finish in 20 years.

Here is what was in the legal brief we and 25 community groups filed against you (which will be appealed this summer):

ESDC understated the impacts of the Project by assuming a 10-year construction completion date that is historically unrealistic for a project of this size, complexity and uncertain financing.

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Posted by amy at March 22, 2008 2:38 PM