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December 15, 2008
Trees return (temporarily) to the perimeter of the Atlantic Yards footprint
Atlantic Yards Report
Like a crafty veteran pitcher who sets you up away and then comes inside, Norman Oder snuck this one past NoLandGrab yesterday.
Well, there are now some (temporary) trees around the perimeter of the Atlantic Yards footprint, as the photo I took today of the corner of Flatbush Avenue and Dean Street shows.
Last month, I wrote how, preparing to demolish 86 street trees (aftermath at bottom) around the Atlantic Yards footprint, Forest City Ratner contended last year that it did not need to pay $159,000 in partial restitution to the city because the trees in the Atlantic Yards open space eventually would “add much more value than the trees that will be removed during construction.”
Posted by eric at December 15, 2008 10:40 AM