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October 19, 2009

What Bloomberg and Stuckey have in common: the Detroit dodge

Atlantic Yards Report

Rudy Giuliani says that if we don't reelect Mike Bloomberg, then New York City will turn into Detroit.

Jim Stuckey said that if we don't build Atlantic Yards, then New York City will turn into Detroit.

Norman Oder says not so fast:

As I responded:

Actually, New York has no chance of becoming the next Detroit, a city based on one industry, with no public transportation, and which is not exactly the country’s cultural and financial capital.

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NoLandGrab: Actually, if we do build Atlantic Yards, we will become Detroit.

Posted by eric at October 19, 2009 11:21 PM