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October 23, 2009
The Brooklyn Paper, under new ownership, buffs Ratner's reputation in an editorial and blames only the state
Atlantic Yards Report
What a difference a new owner makes.
The Brooklyn Paper editorializes this week that State must keep Ratner on hook for affordable housing, but blames only the state, not the developer.
...Looking back
When the Brooklyn Paper was independently owned, before the purchase earlier this year by Rupert Murdoch's Community Newspaper Group, the editorial stand was a wee bit tougher.
Click thru for a look back at the good ol' days, pre-Rupert Murdoch.
NoLandGrab: There is a school of thought that says that Ratner is just doing what he's supposed to be doing — trying to maximize profit — and that government is responsible for representing the public interest, a task at which they're failing miserably. However, the press, too, has a watchdog role, and giving Ratner a pass is another miserable failure.
Posted by eric at October 23, 2009 11:24 AM