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February 8, 2009
ESDC Abruptly Changes Tune on Federal Stimulus Money to Bail Out Ratner
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
DDDB has three questions after reading this week's Courier article by Stephen Witt:
1. Which day during the past week did Forest City Ratner tell ESDC and Johnston to "fix this" thing that Willner said last week? (If the statement was simply wrong, rather than offensive to Forest City Ratner, you'd think ESDC would have corrected it more quickly on its own.)2. Which Ratner lobbyists are courting which city, state and federal politicians to give them a piece of the action?
3. If, as Johnston states, the suspension of work at the Atlantic Yards site is "due to pending litigation," rather than financial difficulties, then why would Ratner need or deserve federal stimulus taxpayer dollars?
Posted by amy at February 8, 2009 10:36 AM