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May 5, 2008
Daily News Op-Ed: Building Atlantic Yards, More Important Now than Ever
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The boys over at Forest City Ratner Companies wasted no time in sending out an email extolling the boss's debut as a Daily News guest columnist.
On Saturday more than 800 affordable-housing activists, union members, local leaders and community members from all across Brooklyn came out to rally in support of Atlantic Yards. Yesterday Bruce Ratner, CEO and Chairman of Forest City Ratner, penned an Op-Ed in the Daily News affirming FCRC’s commitment to build all of Atlantic Yards, including over 2,250 units of affordable housing. Mr. Ratner for the first time also provided an updated construction schedule for Atlantic Yards.
And today Forest City Ratner released new renderings showing Frank Gehry's beautiful redesign of the Barclays Center arena, the first residential building and the office tower now christened B1 (formerly known as Miss Brooklyn).
Mr. Ratner's entire Op-Ed follows.
NoLandGrab: B1? Catchy. We have to admit we already miss "Miss Brooklyn." And in actuality, Bruce Ratner for not-the-first time provided the old, not-remotely realistic construction schedule for Atlantic Yards.
Noticeably absent from the roster of luminaries who came out to shill for Atlantic Yards yesterday were all of the area's elected officials, most of whom were across the way asking the Governor to call "Time Out" on the controversial project.
Posted by eric at May 5, 2008 11:59 AM