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May 15, 2010
Public Advocate Asked About Jobs, Affordable Housing
The Local (NY Times Blog)
By Alison Stephen
The issue of affordable housing to be built as part of the Atlantic Yards project was part of a meeting with Public Advocate, Bill de Blasio, hosted by the Brown Community Development Corporation (BCDC) at the Brown Memorial Baptist Church.
The BCDC leadership committee also expressed concern about the amount of affordable housing planned for the Atlantic Yards site. Emphasizing his role as a watchdog, Mr. de Blasio pledged to look into the Atlantic Yards project’s plans to create affordable housing.
NoLandGrab: de Blasio knows very well that the affordable housing component for Atlantic Yards is dependent on city and state subsidies. He called for an end to subsidies for the project during his campaign for Public Advocate. Although he probably wasn't thinking of subsidies for affordable housing, de Blasio has kept his stance on Atlantic Yards ambiguous. Don't expect him to do much more than "look."
Posted by steve at May 15, 2010 7:03 AM