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June 23, 2009
MTA says arena would open in 2012, not 2011
Atlantic Yards Report
Oops, an MTA official let slip something we knew all along:
It was an aside during the presentation yesterday by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chief Financial Officer Gary Dellaverson, but he clearly said (upon review of my recording) that "now until 2012 is the anticipated construction of the arena."
That's the date that I've been using as a best-case scenario for an arena opening, even as Forest City Ratner still claims it could open in 2011.
NoLandGrab: This kinda stuff never stopped Atlantic Yards developer and NJ Nets owner Bruce Ratner from misleading the public and press about the arena opening date before. We don't expect Ratner to be stricken by a bout of honesty any time soon.
Posted by lumi at June 23, 2009 6:59 AM