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March 11, 2010
Residents, Businesses Divided Over Benefits Of Atlantic Yards Project
NY1 News
by Roger Clark
"It's chaos around here, and I think we are heading for a lifetime of chaos around here,” said one local.
"Oh, it's total garbage," said another.
"It's a very sad day for Brooklyn,” said a third.
One concern many shared is how the area will be affected by construction.
"I'm just worried. Worried that the construction is going to take a long time and I live here, so we have to deal with the dust and the noise and the smoke,” said a Prospect Heights resident.
There is also the belief that already congested roadways will only get worse.
"We've already seen an enormous mess in traffic,” another area resident said. “Everything that they have done, they do in ways which are just extraordinarily incompetent, with no regard for the local neighbors."
"It contributes nothing to the community that anyone here can do,” said a third. “It's going to create traffic problems that nobody wants to deal with."
While the majority of people who spoke with NY1 were not thrilled with the redevelopment project, some felt the arena could have a positive impact on the neighborhood.
NoLand(LeftTo)Grab: The majority weren't thrilled? Must not've been "real folks."
Posted by eric at March 11, 2010 8:44 PM