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March 10, 2010
Even before Gerges decision, footprint renters were leaving; for some, it was life; for others, it was blight
Atlantic Yards Report
This must-read story from Atlantic Yards Report recounts the human toll of Forest City Ratner's blighting of a neighborhood.
Even before Supreme Court Justice Abraham Gerges issued his ruling last week approving condemnation for the Atlantic Yards project, several renters who had previously pursued litigation related to the project had moved out of the AY footprint--some quite recently.
For some, changing family circumstances were a driving force.
For others, the impact of living near a construction zone--blight, essentially--made their continued presence ever more difficult.
For some, it was a bit of both.
And it left several with significant bitterness and frustration, sentiments they could express, given that the settlements preclude further litigation but do not impose gag orders.
Read on for Norman Oder's touching interviews with several former footprint residents, including the man behind the until-now-anonymous, quality-over-quantity blog, The Footprint Gazette.
Posted by eric at March 10, 2010 12:00 PM