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January 9, 2009
Gehry’s $1 Billion Work of Art to Be Turned Into $400M Crap Box
Gowanus Lounge
Regardless of whether you are for or against this project (and we oppose it), it would seem Brooklyn was promised an SL-Class Mercedes, but now, it turns out that a Ford Focus may be delivered. In some circles they call that “bait and switch.” This project has changed so radically that it behooves the state to start the entire review and approval process from scratch. We don’t expect that to happen because Gov. David Paterson has shown little interest in interfering with the malfeasance that allowed the project to be approved under the reign of the very questionable Charles Gargano at the Empire State Development Corp. Sadly, a neighborhood has already been destroyed, 1960s urban renewal-style, which only proves that planners and officials never REALLY learn lessons. It’s only the urban reporters and academics who watch this stuff for generations who truly understand the mistakes that are being made. Sadly, Atlantic Yards is turning out to be a bigger nightmare and more grotesque failure than anyone could ever have imagined. Now, the final kick in the rear end is that a borough that was promised a Harrod’s branch is going to get a Target instead. Gov. Paterson, if you have a shred of integrity, you will order a halt to this travesty and have everyone start the planning process from scratch.
NoLandGrab: Gowanus Lounge was spot-on in its prediction of Ratner's plan to dumb-down the arena. Could they be prescient in predicting the sale of the Nets to investors who would relocate the team — permanently — to Newark?
Posted by eric at January 9, 2009 12:14 PM