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September 30, 2010
Basket bawler
NY Post
by Andrea Peyser
Why, we were reminiscing about acid-penned Post columnist Andrea Peyser just this morning.
Brooklyn's sorely needed Atlantic Yards has been redesigned as a shadow of its former glory, the fault of endless delays and a sagging economy. For that we can thank Daniel Goldstein, the so-called "activist" who held up the project for years as he hung onto his house in the path of the Yards in protest -- then sold it to developer Bruce Ratner for an unconscionable $3 million. But greed has not killed the dream.
Better late than never, basketball will be played in the Borough of Kings.
NoLandGrab: Actually, Daniel Goldstein held onto his home because it wasn't for sale, and he didn't "sell" it — the state seized it and he reached a settlement. And if Atlantic Yards is so "sorely needed," why is there no plan at this time for building 15 of the 16 proposed towers? If anything, Goldstein saved Ratner from the bankruptcy that would've surely resulted from building a project for which there's virtually no demand.
Posted by eric at September 30, 2010 8:50 PM