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March 8, 2010
Brooklyn Streets Close For Atlantic Yards Construction
NY1 News
After years of controversy and delay, streets are closing in Brooklyn, ahead of the much-anticipated groundbreaking this week for the Atlantic Yards Project.
Street closings include Fifth Avenue between Flatbush and 6th, Pacific Street between Vanderbilt and Carleton, and Pacific Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues.
The project has divided the surrounding neighborhood – with some accepting the long-term goals of the construction, and others taking issue with eminent domain and the possibility of more traffic.
While many say there are some benefits as far as jobs and affordable housing, they say adjustments that could have been made were not and they plan to monitor the project very closely.
"We need to make sure the city and state are responsive, open, and are prepared to make changes when there are complaints that come forward from the community, that we have a mechanism to do so, that our complaints and concerns don't fall on deaf ears,” said Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries.
Posted by eric at March 8, 2010 11:36 AM