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July 27, 2009
An (imaginary) Open Letter from Forest City Ratner's Gilmartin: We apologize for the disgraceful conduct at hearing, meeting
Atlantic Yards Report
Norman Oder drafts an imaginary open letter from a Forest City Ratner executive that assigns blame for disruptive actions at last week's Informational Meeting on the development company's controversial Atlantic Yards megaproject plan:
To the Brooklyn community:
On behalf of Forest City Ratner (FCR) and our parent company, Forest City Enterprises (FCE), I want to apologize for the disgraceful conduct of some Atlantic Yards supporters at the state Senate oversight hearing on May 29 and the Atlantic Yards informational meeting last Wednesday, July 22.
It was wrong to disrupt the hearing with whistles and heckling, and it was wrong to disrupt the meeting with chanting and heckling. I felt very uncomfortable at times during the meeting last week.
Please note: these activities were not directed by FCR; the disruptions were the work of unions who expect work on the Atlantic Yards project; representatives of some of our Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) signatories (part of our “team,” as I said on Wednesday); and groups that may or may not have any connection to the project.
NoLandGrab: We don't know why anyone would think that Forest City Ratner would apologize about meeting disruptions when they've orchestrated them in the past as part of the company's hearts-and-minds campaign.
Posted by lumi at July 27, 2009 4:47 AM