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December 9, 2008
Media Advisory--CBN calls for city and state audit of Atlantic Yards on 5th Anniversary
What: Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods marks 5th Anniversary of Atlantic Yards design reveal: calls for complete state and city audit of stalled project
Who: Confirmed speakers include NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery and NYC Councilmember Letitia James.
When: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:30AM
Where: Dean Street and 6th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Contact: 718-638-3349
Five years since Forest City Ratner debuted its plans for an arena and skyscraper complex in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent, hundreds of residents have been displaced, historic buildings have been destroyed, businesses have been driven out, and profound blight has been created by the developer. Now the developer has announced that all work on the project has stopped and there is no timetable for future activity.
Please join the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods for an inspection of the stalled project and to learn more about the call for a complete audit of public monies directed to the Atlantic Yards Development Project.
Posted by amy at December 9, 2008 11:19 PM