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January 12, 2010
Block buster! State moves to close roads around Yards arena
The Brooklyn Paper
by Stephen Brown
The construction of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards will enter a new phase next month when three major streets are permanently wiped off the New York City grid to accommodate the developer’s basketball arena.
State officials announced on Monday that Fifth Avenue between Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, plus two adjacent blocks of Pacific Street, will be closed starting on Feb. 1 to accommodate construction.
The streets will not reopen if the arena is built.
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There are public transportation changes as a result of the closings, including the elimination of the B63 bus stop on Fifth Avenue between Pacific and Atlantic.
For more information, residents are urged to call 311.
NoLandGrab: Perhaps residents should call 911 to report the theft of public streets.
Posted by eric at January 12, 2010 9:34 AM