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December 30, 2009
New Long Island Rail Road Terminal draws raves
Park Slope Courier
by Stephen Witt
Speaking of upside down things at the Atlantic Terminal, the notorious Steve Witt heaps praise on the new LIRR terminal design, completely ignoring the god-awful Sarcophagi ringing the entrance.
Rays of daylight cascaded through the glass ceiling of the new Long Island Rail Road Terminal as Brooklyn resident Krystle James leaned against the twin staircases leading from the sub-ground level upto either Flatbush Avenue or Hanson Place.
“This is really nice,” said James, who was waiting for her train to Long Island to visit friends.
...After nearly six years of construction, the $116 million project is expected to officially open next week.
The project brought together the resources and coordinated planning of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the city’s Economic Development Corporation and developer Forest City Ratner to revitalize Brooklyn’s major transportation complex, according to a 2004 press release announcing the project.
FCR owns the Atlantic Terminal Mall, which leads into the new transit entrance.
If it took six years for Forest City, the MTA and the EDC to build a $100 million station entrance, how long might it take Forest City, the MTA and the ESDC to build the $4.9 billion-plus Atlantic Yards?
Oops, time to cue gratuitous Nets plug:
“I’ve seen them making this for a long time,” said Shatasha Brown of Flatbush as she walked through the new concourse with a friend and a young child in a stroller. “This is looking really cute, and it’s good they’re bringing a basketball team here. Brooklyn should have its own team like every other city has its own team.”
NoLandGrab: While the headline promises raves, the article delivers "really nice" and "really cute." Wait 'til they see the Sarcophagi.
Posted by eric at December 30, 2009 10:03 PM