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February 28, 2011

Wanna build a hotel near BAM? It’ll cost you

The Brooklyn Paper
by Laura Gottesdiener

Throughout this hotel craze, the BAM Cultural District has remained a bed-and-breakfast area only — though that will likely change when Bruce Ratner’s basketball arena is done.

“A hotel is something that has been proposed for a long time,” said Councilwoman Letitia James (D–Fort Greene).

“People are anticipating the arena, which would necessitate a hotel.”

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Posted by eric at February 28, 2011 11:08 AM