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November 12, 2009
Forest City Ratner's hand--via BUILD and the 77th Precinct Clergy Council--in some supportive comments to the ESDC
Atlantic Yards Report
Just in case you're wondering how so many people commented in favor of Atlantic Yards to the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) before the most recent approval in September, well, it didn't happen spontaneously.
As the screenshot at right suggests, the Rev. Cecil Henry of Calvary Community Church made sure to not only send his comments to the ESDC, he also CC'd Forest City Ratner employee Brigitte LaBonte, who notably helped guide Delia Hunley-Adossa as she MC'd a June 2008 "Brooklyn Day" rally."
Henry is VP of the United Clergy Council of the 77th Precinct, as noted in the letter at bottom. The Precinct Community Council is headed by James Caldwell, also the head of Community Benefits Agreement signatory BUILD (Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development).
...Note that Henry rather sweepingly claims that all the members of his church support the Atlantic Yards project.
Click through to see the email and letters from Henry extolling the project — and adhering to Forest City talking points.
NoLandGrab: At this rate, we wouldn't be surprised if workers doing prep work in the Atlantic Yards footprint were to any day now unearth a tablet containing the 11th Commandment — Thou Shalt Build Atlantic Yards.
Posted by eric at November 12, 2009 10:27 AM