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May 2, 2008
Community Rally for a ‘Time Out’ on Atlantic Yards
Streetsblog
Several recent developments concerning Atlantic Yards demand your attention.
As originally proposed, the project would overwhelm surrounding neighborhoods, clog our streets, create outdated superblocks that would deaden street life, and create seven acres of “temporary” parking lots that would blight Brooklyn for decades.
But now it’s even worse.
Recently, developer Forest City Ratner acknowledged to the New York Times that the buildings they planned to construct around the arena have been indefinitely delayed.
Now the arena will be instead surrounded by vacant space or more temporary parking, creating a blighted dead zone where vitality was once promised. New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff (previously a supporter of the project) called this “a betrayal of the public trust” and suggested that architect Frank Gehry walk away from Atlantic Yards entirely.
Of course, New Yorkers can’t walk away.
Instead, please join the sponsors of BrooklynSpeaks.net, the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods, Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn and your local elected officials at a rally to demand Governor Paterson and Mayor Bloomberg call “Time Out” on Atlantic Yards - and the demolitions on the site that are scarring our community - until we have a plan for the site that works for Brooklyn.
If you only come to one Atlantic Yards rally, please make it this one.
Posted by steve at May 2, 2008 5:43 AM