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February 25, 2010
Halfway There: Atlantic Avenue Volunteer Group Moves Toward BID Formation
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Linda Collins
[Sandy] Balboza, founder of the Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association (AABA) and its president for the past 15 years, told the Eagle that AABA “enthusiastically supports the BID” and its mission.
“The BID will take over the physical improvements, promotion and marketing activities currently performed by AABA,” she said, noting that she is ready to give over those time-consuming activities.
But Balboza would like to see AABA continue as an advocacy group, taking stands on issues the BID can’t because of legal constraints. She mentioned AABA’s stance against the Atlantic Yards project and Brooklyn Bridge Park — specifically its inclusion of residential development — as two such issues.
NoLandGrab: Sandy Balboza and AABA have been stalwarts in the renaissance of Atlantic Avenue, and the fight to stop Bruce Ratner's mega-project — which would undoubtedly have a deleterious effect on the mostly mom-n-pop Atlantic Avenue businesses that AABA represents.
Posted by eric at February 25, 2010 9:36 PM