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October 31, 2008
Cutting the Nets?
The Architect's Newspaper Blog
Politics takes a back seat when the Borough President's planning director starts ad libbing:
As with all these things, there was a Power Point presentation, and as with all Power Point presentations, the whole thing took some time to boot up. In the interim, [director of planning and development for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz Jon] Benguiat decided to tell the story of how he became Marty’s planning direct, during which he let some shocking news about the Atlantic Yards, or at least the fate of the Brooklyn Nets, slide.
After explaining how most of the Borough President's planning initiatives are underway or completed, Benguiat added:
I’m not sure if we’re going to get the Nets or not. We should have groundbreaking in December, but we’ll see.”
The Borough President's office issued this statement for clarification:
The current state of the American economy underscores the importance of moving ahead with projects like Atlantic Yards, and I am confident the project will happen. It will create union jobs and much-needed affordable housing, as well as bring professional sports back to Downtown Brooklyn—becoming just the kind of investment magnet that Brooklyn and New York City need right now
NoLandGrab: The moral of the story is planning geeks should be seen, not heard, and it is our patriotic duty to support Atlantic Yards at all costs.
Posted by lumi at October 31, 2008 5:41 AM