ESDC Approves Revised Plan for Atlantic Yards
The headline says it all. More detail on what is widely being referred to as a “rubber stamp” available here and here.
The headline says it all. More detail on what is widely being referred to as a “rubber stamp” available here and here.
@Rookie
polls can be misleading, depending on how the questions are structured, who’s doing the asking, and whom is being asked. i googled “Atlantic Yards poll” and the only independent poll that i found that tried to gauge AY support was conducted by Crain’s in 2006: (http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20060905/FREE/609050710)
this poll was thoroughly picked apart by Norman Oder here:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2006/09/closer-look-at-crains-poll-those-who.html
one very telling bit of info about this poll (other than only having 601 respondents in a city of millions) was that 78% said that they were following AY news “Not too closely/Not at all”. i, too, might be a supporter of this project if i hadn’t been following it closely for the past 6 years. who wouldn’t want jobs and affordable housing? and, this was in 2006. i wonder what a poll of those who follow AY news closely would reveal now.
as far as legality is concerned, judges (along with politicians and bureaucrats) aren’t infallible and some can be swayed by money and political influence, both of which Ratner has plenty. also, NY state is one of the most eminent domain friendly states in the country, so losing the legal battle would hardly be surprising. and, just because something may be legal by the letter of the law, does not make it right or just or moral. thankfully, laws can be changed, and i believe NY state’s eminent domain laws need to be amended.
No more lawsuits!!!!
DDDB–you lost—get over it!!!
Build it today!!!
Yes- every poll done (feel free to Google it) has shown that majorities of New Yorkers and Brooklyn residents support the plan.
And just because you say it’s illegal doesn’t make it so. In fact, judge after judge has ruled in Ratner’s favor.
God, I can’t wait to be first in line to buy season tickets. Go Nets!
Does the majority support the MTA raising subway fares while they give away the AY land at an outrageous discount, (you could call it a “steal”)? Does the majority support turning what’s already the borough’s craziest intersection into something unimaginably worse? Does the majority support getting bait-&-switched on the architectural plans?
@Rookie
who says a majority supports the project? and, if a majority does support the project (which i’m not saying is true), it doesn’t mean that it’s the legal, fiscally responsible, or smart thing to do.
@brokeland
And, sadly, because of our legal system, one person can thwart the will of the majority by filing frivolous lawsuits and gumming up the works.
hey tools, did you know in this country when one party violates the law in broad daylight they can be sued? it’s true!
maybe not in Russia, but true here.
Hey, Kens – we are coming, we are coming!!!
and big SHOCKER about DDDB lawsuit. Can Dan Goldstein do anything else? Like go away???
and OF COURSE dddb is going to file another lawsuit. After all, what else would they do? I’ve never been a fan of tort reform, but I’m beginning to re-think my position.