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August 28, 2009
It came from the Blogosphere...
mole333's blog [The Daily Gotham], Biviano's Bizarro World
Blogger David Michaelson, most certainly not a fan of Atlantic Yards, defends City Council candidate Jo Anne Simon's record on the project in the face of attacks by fellow candidate Doug Biviano.
Doug Biviano keeps insisting that HE is the only candidate running for the 33rd City Council race who deserves the reform mantle. He declares that Jo Anne Simon has been missing or divisive in the fight against Bruce Ratner, the fight for reform of Brooklyn's corrupt political system and corrupt judicial system, and the fight to Superfund the Gowanus canal. He claims that HE is the one to lead these fights.
Only problem Dougie my boy, is I have yet to see you be a PART of these fights up until now. I HAVE seen Jo Anne Simon play a major role in all of these fights and if at times she took a more cautious part than I did, she was still THERE and there never was any question that we were fighting on the right side. So Dougie boy, how the hell would YOU know what Jo Anne Simon has or has not done over the many years of battling the corruption of Bruce Ratner, Clarence Norman, Vito Lopez and Steve Levin? How would YOU know because YOU weren't there.
Nets Daily, Pro-Arena Council Candidate Got $200,000 from Ratner
In the latest controversy over the Barclays Center, a pro-arena candidate for New York City Council admitted Wednesday that she has received $200,000 from Bruce Ratner’s companies. Delia Hunley-Adossa is running against incumbent Letitia James, Ratner’s biggest critic in the council. Hunley-Adossa has made no secret of her support of the project, often demonstrating with union workers at rallies.
NETSARESCORCHING, NETS ON THE NET 8/27/09 EDITION
On the Atlantic Yards front, a pro-development candidate for New York City Council said the non-profit she heads received “a little over a couple of hundred thousand dollars” from developer Forest City Ratner. Meanwhile, over at Atlantic Yards Report, documents show that the affordable house promised at the site is not a guarantee.
Brooklyn Heights Blog, Marty Backs Lopez’s Levin for 33rd
Heights blogger Homer Fink seemingly anoints Norman Oder Brooklyn's 21st Century bard:
How does this make “the people” feel? Well there’s only one guy who can sum up what some folks in Brooklyn are feeling - Atlantic Yards Report’s Norman Oder.
Brooklyn The Borough, This Week In Brooklyn: A Dog Day Morning and the Battle of Brooklyn
And the Daily News profiles a documentary in the works about the struggle over the Atlantic Yards development site. The Battle of Brooklyn tells the story of the six year strife that has ensued between developer Forest City Ratner and the residents of Prospect Heights and Fort Greene.
The Wonkster [Gotham Gazette], District 35 Democratic Candidates Debate
The Democratic primary in this district is shaping up to be, in part, a community referendum on Atlantic Yards, a project that calls for an arena for the New Jersey Nets basketball team, as well as skyscrapers for offices and apartments.
Posted by eric at August 28, 2009 8:42 AM