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November 27, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving 2008
Thanksgiving wishes from Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn:
Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards has been a real turkey for a long time. Still, with each passing day, its inner turkeyness is revealed to greater degrees. Today we take a time out to wish you a...
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If you think "inner turkeyness" is nuts, click here to find out what a grabscamoggle is.
NoLandGrab: As if nearly five years of head-scratching lack of urban planning isn't enough to be grateful for, here at NLG we're thankful that city, state and probably federal tax dollars will go to Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards arena and high-rise megaproject while the Metropolitan Transit Authority plans service cutbacks and fare increases, the City is cutting back on social services and the State is postponing infrastructure projects and trying to get serious about closing the budget gap.
Thankfully, we're still here to remind folks that things are pretty much business as usual during these tough economic times — Atlantic Yards YES, vital public services NO!
Posted by lumi at November 27, 2008 4:53 AM