AY affordable housing language changes

The current version of the state’s plan for developer Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project does not contain promises of affordable housing funds that appeared in earlier drafts, according to state documents. The plan, which originally guaranteed city and state funding for 2,250 units of affordable housing, now says the funding is “expected” to come from tax-exempt city and state bonds. Spokespeople for Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation did not say why the language was changed, but both said the developer and the agency are committed to the affordable housing portion of the project.