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October 5, 2010
When they say Pacific Street between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues is closed, now they really mean it
Atlantic Yards Report
Here's one street no one will be parking on anytime soon.
Pacific Street between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues--the place, during certain hours, for the staging of trucks for arena construction--has officially been closed since March, as the notice at bottom states.
But the closure hasn't really been enforced by the guards working for Forest City Ratner--until last Friday, October 1.
(Photo by Tracy Collins shows shanty for guard at Pacific and Vanderbilt.)
Guards step up
Prospect Heights resident Patti Hagan told me that she had regularly used the street, but, on October 1, she tried to walk east from Carlton to Vanderbilt on Pacific but was stopped by a cop.
"I could last week," Hagan said. "Why can't I walk there?"
The guard claimed it was "because of electrical voltages."
Later, on her return trip, Hagan tried to walk in the opposite direction. She was stopped by a different guard who told her it's a private street.
Hagan asked what was different since the previous week.
"Since today," the guard said. "Orders came down this morning."
Posted by eric at October 5, 2010 11:29 AM