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September 23, 2009
The Specter of Atlantic Yards
Whether it's a dispute over a new school on State Street, the expansion of a historic district, or more scandal at ACORN, Atlantic Yards — like vaportecture — forever looms in the background.
The Brooklyn Paper, ‘State’ of disunion! Residents clash over school expansion plan
As much as the community might want a residential building, IBEC says that it’s just not feasible at this time. Indeed, other projects in the neighborhood, including the massive Atlantic Yards development are experiencing similar problems with financing.
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Council OKs Prospect Hts Historic District
At the time, residents feared that the neighborhood’s rich historic architecture was threatened by the Atlantic Yards project, a proposal by the developer Forest City Ratner to build 16 towers and a sports arena on a site adjacent to the neighborhood.
The American Spectator, Yes, ACORN Does Cheat on Its Taxes
ACORN also sold out its poor constituents in Brooklyn in exchange for a cash bailout from Forest City Ratner, a wealthy developer trying to build the Atlantic Yards project.
Posted by eric at September 23, 2009 10:37 AM