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October 2, 2008
AKRF's very selective literature review for the Atlantic Yards Blight Study
Atlantic Yards Report
This may be old news, but it still deserves another look.
In the battle over the dubious Atlantic Yards Blight Study conducted by consultant AKRF for the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), those challenging the environmental review were told by the ESDC that claims about about improvements in Prospect Heights and the site footprint were merely anecdotal--and a judge agreed. An appeal is pending, and the appellate court may be more skeptical.
Interestingly, the AKRF blight study included "anecdotal" evidence by way of an article writen by reporter Steven Witt for the Ratner-friendly Courier-Life publications.
Posted by lumi at October 2, 2008 5:08 AM