U.S. Supreme Court Passes on Atlantic Yards
June 23, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal in the fight over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards project, putting to an end the federal lawsuit filed by landowners and tenants in late 2006 that challenged the state’s use of eminent domain for the mega-project.
The plaintiffs in the suit are now pledging to take the [...]
Ratner cooks up rally for Brooklyn project
June 6, 2008
Scores of people turned out to support the controversial Atlantic Yards project on Thursday at a rally paid for by the developer.
As part of Brooklyn Day celebrations, Forest City Ratner handed out free hot dogs and T-shirts at Columbus Park near Borough Hall. The developer’s $4.2 billion project in downtown Brooklyn includes offices, apartments and [...]
Give heave-ho to ‘Lego’ building, say Atlantic Yards critics
May 6, 2008
Call it a scrap heap, a life-size land of Legos or, as one critic described it, a post-apocalyptic nightmare - just don’t call it fit for Kings County.
One day after the release of scaled-back new designs for the controversial Atlantic Yards project, New Yorkers took a bite out of the spiraling, Lego-like remake of the [...]
Atlantic Yards foes rage at Brooklyn Museum over Bruce Ratner honor
April 3, 2008
Atlantic Yards critics blasted the city-funded museum, saying it was wrong to honor a developer whose arena and residential project has been criticized for its size, the seizure of private property and its use of taxpayer money.
“A museum should be a good neighbor to its community,” said Brooklyn resident Michael White, who spearheaded a petition [...]
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