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December 7, 2009
Did Planning Commissioner Burden leak the "hangar" rendering? FOIL request stymied
Atlantic Yards Report
So, was it really Amanda Burden, chairperson of the New York City Planning Commission, who leaked images of the Ellerbe Becket arena design (aka "hangar") of the Brooklyn arena to the New York Times?
The leak led to a scathing review by architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff and the subsequent hiring of trendy architecture firm SHoP to put a facade on the same building, generating two cheers from Ourossoff.
In June, Crain's blamed Burden, citing anonymous sources. But my Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to the Department of City Planning (DCP) couldn't confirm it.
...From the DCP letter to me (click on graphic to enlarge):
Responsive records which are being withheld... consist of intra-agency emails reflecting staff opinions or deliberations.
Posted by eric at December 7, 2009 5:10 AM