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August 12, 2011
Bruce Ratner — taking on rats!
The Brooklyn Paper
by Kate Briquelet
Bruce Ratner is taking out the trash!
The Atlantic Yards developer on Monday will begin doling out heavy-duty covered garbage cans to Prospect Heights residents who have claimed that his Atlantic Yards mega-project has brought freakishly large rats to their streets.
The move comes one month after the company promised to reimburse infuriated locals for rat-proof cans.
...Councilwoman Letitia James (D–Fort Greene) said she was disappointed that Ratner’s offer doesn’t extend beyond the immediate neighborhood to Fort Greene, but Peter Krashes, president of the Dean Street Block Association, said that this is the first time he can remember that Ratner has accommodated a community request.
“Let’s hope they understand they have an ongoing obligation for the length of the project,” he said. “This is only a first step.”
Posted by eric at August 12, 2011 9:42 AM