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March 10, 2010
Groundbreaking signals start of Barclays Center arena
Atlantic Yards foes to hold their own counter groundbreaking
Courier-Life Publications
by Stephen Witt
While the arena and Atlantic Yards project have been underway for some time, the ceremony was called following State Supreme Court Judge Abraham G. Gerges’ recent ruling for the state’s planned seizure of property to make way for the $4-plus billion.
The project, which upon final buildout includes several thousand affordable and market-rate units of housing, will displace four commercial occupants and about 35 residents occupying 15 apartments.
NoLandGrab: Witt probably doesn't know it, but he means "will further displace," as Norman Oder points out below.
Atlantic Yards Report, Brutally weird: the Courier Life's Stephen Witt on AY groundbreaking
The Courier-Life's notorious Stephen Witt has a rather blinkered perspective on Atlantic Yards, writing, in an article headlined Groundbreaking signals start of Barclays Center arena:
The project, which upon final buildout includes several thousand affordable and market-rate units of housing, will displace four commercial occupants and about 35 residents occupying 15 apartments.
It should go without saying that many other people and businesses were displaced, given that so many moved under the threat of eminent domain, with the value of the deals varying considerably.
Witt, a proud outlier from the "reality-based community," is the perfect chronicler of the Atlantic Yards world.
Posted by eric at March 10, 2010 11:58 PM