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June 7, 2008
Ratner Manufactures Rally In Support Of His AY Failure
Joshing Politics
A local political blogger believes that Ratner's rally reveals he's on the defense:
The Atlantic Yards Project envisioned by developer Bruce Ratner has fallen on hard times. With the lackluster support and energetic opposition, he has had to scale back his plans and hasn't done much except petition for more of Brooklyn's tax dollars to pay for the start-up costs. That is why he held a "Brooklyn Day" to conjure up community support of his massive plan to redevelop downtown Brooklyn.
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On one hand, it is sad to see that quite a few local politicians are on board this sinking ship and that they have to try and engineer community support for something that clearly has next to nothing of the kind. On the other though, I'm glad to see these crooks going down in flames and on the defensive.
Posted by lumi at June 7, 2008 5:27 PM