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August 1, 2011
Supporters turn on Atlantic Yards project
Joseph's Blog
The Daily News reported (“New Ratner foes as jobs ‘up in smoke,’” 7/28/11) that people who once supported the Atlantic Yards development in downtown Brooklyn are criticizing it because of the low number of construction jobs.
Borough residents who are not already construction union members cannot get jobs for the project. A Ratner spokesman said the company still expects more jobs to be added, especially by the time the arena and 16 towers are done.
I think this is exactly what Ratner deserves. The project was too good to be true and detrimental to the area to begin with. Hopefully, the project is crippled so much that it is called off completely and the area gets developed to the benefit of those who live and work there.
Posted by eric at August 1, 2011 10:10 AM