But that doesn't mean the process behind the project was fair. On Wednesday a judge cited a "deplorable lack of transparency" on the part of the ESDC. See:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/despite-citing-esdcs-deplorable-lack-of.html
Elected officials and judges pass the buck:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/when-it-comes-to-atlantic-yards-elected.html
The legacy of Atlantic Yards is a lot more than NIMBY and eminent domain:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/legacy-of-atlantic-yards-not-just-scale.html
It would be interesting to hear eminent domain defenders defend this:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/blight-vs-blight-battle-of-sidewalk.html
Why do you think no local elected officials--including ones who don't oppose the project--showed up for the official groundbreaking?
And just because Jay-Z, like some elected officials, can claim "jobs" and "housing," there's huge reason to doubt the official estimates.
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/forest-city-ratner-still-claims.html
And no, Atlantic Yards is not "now just a gaping stretch of dug-up earth." The railyard is 8.5 acres. The Atlantic Yards project would be 22 acres, some of which are streets and buildings.
More FAQ here:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/for-record-faq-about-atlantic-yards.html
On I Got 99 Problems, But Eminent Domain Ain’t One: White Brooklynites Against Jay-Z
A clever conceit: an anti-anti-Yards take.
Sure, there's a NIMBY aspect to the protest.
But that doesn't mean the process behind the project was fair. On Wednesday a judge cited a "deplorable lack of transparency" on the part of the ESDC. See:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/despite-citing-esdcs-deplorable-lack-of.html
Elected officials and judges pass the buck:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/when-it-comes-to-atlantic-yards-elected.html
The legacy of Atlantic Yards is a lot more than NIMBY and eminent domain:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/legacy-of-atlantic-yards-not-just-scale.html
It would be interesting to hear eminent domain defenders defend this:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/01/blight-vs-blight-battle-of-sidewalk.html
Why do you think no local elected officials--including ones who don't oppose the project--showed up for the official groundbreaking?
And just because Jay-Z, like some elected officials, can claim "jobs" and "housing," there's huge reason to doubt the official estimates.
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/forest-city-ratner-still-claims.html
And no, Atlantic Yards is not "now just a gaping stretch of dug-up earth." The railyard is 8.5 acres. The Atlantic Yards project would be 22 acres, some of which are streets and buildings.
More FAQ here:
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2010/03/for-record-faq-about-atlantic-yards.html