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December 6, 2009
Definition of public good
Crain's NY Business, Letters
Crain's is wrong on key points in its Nov. 30 editorial, “Affirming Atlantic Yards.” As Norman Oder puts it in his thorough, in-depth blog, Atlantic Yards Report: “The Court of Appeals did not endorse the public good. It chose not to substitute its judgment for the Empire State Development Corp.'s questionable—but still "rational'—determination of the public good. Nor have "elected officials' implemented development plans.”
This deal is backdoor in so many ways, and that is why this “holdout” is joining 4,700 others in supporting Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn in its legal fight.
—Carol Wierzbicki
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Posted by eric at December 6, 2009 7:59 PM