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January 14, 2009
It Came from the Blogosphere...
Brownstoner, Marty Urges Cost-Cutting at Atlantic Yards
With a worsening economic picture and no end to its legal entanglements, the chances of Forest City ever building the Frank Gehry-designed vision it sold to the public are growing increasingly slim. Recognizing this reality, one of the project's biggest supporters, Marty Markowitz weighed in yesterday with his own call for modifying the project to reflect the new realities.
...In a sign that the final outcome, if built, could be a nightmarish architectural hodge-podge of mediocrity, Markowitz also said that, "There may be a chance to incorporate design and construction changes that will lower the bottom line and celebrate the ‘Brownstone Brooklyn’ architecture that makes our borough unique."
The Albany Project, Wither Atlantic Yards?
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has been one of the most vigorous supporters (and, to be honest, one of the most obnoxious ones as well) of Bruce Ratner's mega-suck development. It seems that the realities of the economic meltdown are finally catching up with this boondoggle and even a pro-Ratnerville putz like Markowitz has noticed.
...It looks increasingly likely that this project, at least the project as we've known it these last few years, just ain't gonna happen.
NoLandGrab: We think they mean "whither," unless they're being ironic.
Brooklynian, NY Daily News: Battle in the Garden
First Ratner, now Catner? Anti-Atlantic Yards activist Patti Hagan is embroiled in a fight over a pair of feral cats in a community garden, prompting one commenter to write:
I think it's kinda funny that Patti Hagan is working to evict these cats when she's worked so hard to prevent people from being evicted from the Atlantic Yards site.
Posted by eric at January 14, 2009 9:17 PM