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June 14, 2009
Two On A Sunday Morning From The Atlantic Yards Report
Atlantic Yards Report
An AY thread in the election for Community Board 8 Chairperson
Though not explicitly an issue, the race for CB 8 Chairperson featured a choice between a supporter and a skeptic of the proposed Atlantic Yards project.
It can’t be said that the election Thursday for Community Board 8 Chairperson, in which First Vice-Chairperson Nizjoni Granville was elected handily over Second Vice-Chairperson Marlene Saunders, was about Atlantic Yards.
After all, Granville ranked higher on the board, was publicly endorsed by the retiring chairperson, Robert Matthews, and, according to attendees at the hearing, gave a better speech.
But Atlantic Yards, though not an explicit theme in the contest, was a thread, with Saunders known as an AY supporter and Granville as something of a skeptic, if not an opponent.
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Saunders is a board member of BUILD (Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development), a signatory of the AY Community Benefits Agreement (CBA), which brought over 150 people to support the project to the May 29 state Senate oversight hearing.
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Granville, in her brief remarks, said it was important to be careful about alliances with developers, and said it was important to listen to the people most affected by development, citing the example of Atlantic Yards.
Her biographical note mentioned her contribution to CB 8's response to the AY Draft Environmental Impact Statement; as chair of the Housing/ULURP Committee, she raised questions in her brief submission about the accuracy of some neighborhood information.
Lupica: new AY arena design looks "like a White Castle"
Jumping on the bandwagon of architectural criticism, Daily News sports columnist Mike Lupica today opines:
Is it just me, or is the design for Bruce Ratner’s new Nets arena starting to look more and more like a White Castle?I'd say it looks like Conseco Fieldhouse and its inspiration, Hinkle Fieldhouse at Butler University, both in Indianapolis.
Posted by steve at June 14, 2009 9:48 AM