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February 3, 2010

CNG Watch: Coverage of the Atlantic Yards condemnation hearing is 1) absent and 2) secondhand

Atlantic Yards Report

Can we depend on the two major weeklies in Brooklyn to cover Atlantic Yards carefully? Nope.

In the Brooklyn Paper

The Brooklyn Paper actually sent a reporter to the condemnation hearing last Friday. But no article has appeared yet, either about the hearing itself--which put the condemnation on hold, news even for the Times--or the confusion regarding street closings.

Meanwhile, the Brooklyn Paper has informed us about possible dormitories in Red Hook, a new new sex toy shop in Williamsburg, and a green gym in Bushwick.

In the Courier-Life

The Courier-Life didn't send a reporter, but today offers us this news brief, headlined Judge studies AY condemnation papers, almost certainly penned by the notorious Stephen Witt....

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Posted by eric at February 3, 2010 10:30 AM