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October 15, 2010
Ratner reneged
The Brooklyn Paper, Letters
Bruce Ratner, Atlantic Yards and residential parking permits figure prominently in this week's letters section.
To the editor,
Bruce Ratner has reneged on all of his promises, instead bringing chaos, noise, dirt and traffic to the community (“Plaza Sweet — Ratner unveils new front for his Barclays Center,” Oct. 1).
He promised 7,200 units of below market-rate housing, thousands of jobs and other public benefits. There was even talk of a school to help accommodate families with children moving in at one meeting I attended. It seems the only people who will benefit live in Russia. A Russian owns 85 percent of the Nets and 45 percent of the area.
Bruce Ratner sold everyone a bill of goods. He took our tax money and will continue to do so. Let him give back to Brooklyn by footing the bill for all the residential parking permits.
Sharron Staton, Windsor Terrace
The facts are a little off (Ratner promised 2,250 below-market units, Prokhorov allegedly owns 80% of the Nets), but you get the point.
Click through for more where that came from.
Posted by eric at October 15, 2010 11:03 AM