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June 15, 2012
Enough False Promises of Affordable Housing Development!
The SurReal Estate
by Elise Goldin
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Meanwhile, in real news...
There is a major lack of affordable housing in New York City, and everyone knows it. When the government pushes large scale development projects, it is often the promise of jobs and affordable housing that win community support for the project. In the case of Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn (the site of Barclay’s Center, the new Nets arena) developers promised to build over 2,000 units of low and middle-income housing. But as the arena’s construction is nearing completion, where is the affordable housing?
Photo: Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Patch
Posted by eric at June 15, 2012 10:55 AM