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January 6, 2011
Atlantic Yards
and so it goes...
by Karey Bakker
I was thinking tonight that I might be in the mood to change my banner image on my blog. I stopped to think what time of year that would have been that I took that photo and then it hit me.
That is an image of what is now the big build up of the new stadium in Atlantic Yards. I live only two blocks from the site, so for me – and for most folks in the area – the idea of a sports stadium and the crowds it it will bring with it is not in the least bit appealing. Today as I walk along that part of 6th Avenue, heading towards Atlantic, sounds of iron clanking and cranes creaking fill the air. Workers are typically standing at the entrance on the overpass, directing traffic into and out of the work site. On one hand I hate that they’re there, but on the other I feel better for them than I did the guys and gals who formerly sat in that area – before demolition of the existing buildings began – and, from what I can tell, just monitored the security of the site. There was such an uproar from the community that I guess it was justified. But on days when I’d walk by, heading to the big red bulls eye known as Target, I would give a friendly hello and a smile because maybe they didn’t want to tear down Atlantic Yards either.
So, I’ll leave my banner image just the way it is. Before long, from that very place on the 6th Avenue overpass, one won’t be able to see much of a Brooklyn skyline – if at all.
NoLandGrab: Actually, they're tearing down a sizable chunk of "Prospect Heights" in order to put up "Atlantic Yards."
Posted by eric at January 6, 2011 10:11 AM