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December 31, 2008
The Good, The Bad and The Beautiful in 2008
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Extracted below are mentions of the proposed Atlantic Yards project from this month-by-month rundown of Brooklyn stories:
February
Atlantic Yards lawsuits continued to be dismissed in both state and federal courts. Many were still pending.
March
Despite controversy, Brooklyn Museum honors Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner, while the building was surrounded with unhappy, sign-waving protesters.
November
Even as observers speculate about the effect of the economic crisis on Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards arena-highrise project, Barclays reaffirmed its commitment to the arena, to be called the Barclays Arena, the intended home for Bruce Ratner’s Nets basketball team.
December
Architect Frank Gehry fires his staff—before Ratner’s Atlantic Yards designs have been completed.
No Land Grab: At least one other small thing happened on the project - In December, preparatory work on the proposed Atlantic Yards footprint was suddenly halted.
Posted by steve at December 31, 2008 4:44 PM