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June 11, 2009
Dean backs Josh Skaller for council seat
PWW.org
by Dan Margolis
Atlantic Yards pops up as a key campaign issue in this People's Weekly World story about the race to replace Bill de Blasio in the NY City Council.
Skaller has distinguished himself as being the only candidate to have always been fully against Atlantic Yards, a project to be funded with billions of public dollars, though it is a for-profit project by private mega-developer Forest City Ratner. Forest City wants to build luxury condos and a sports arena, and would seize private homes and businesses through eminent domain. Since the area’s median income is $29,000, the plan to replace exiting housing with expensive condos has been termed “instant gentrification.”
NoLandGrab: The "plan" also includes affordable units — some day, some way, maybe, maybe not.
Posted by eric at June 11, 2009 8:32 AM