Atlantic Yards wins key vote from ESDC
September 17, 2009 03:45PM
Bruce Ratner
The Atlantic Yards plan may have finally caught a break -- the Empire State Development Corporation voted today to approve the fraught project's revised plan. Project developer Bruce Ratner, of Forest City Ratner Companies, said that this announcement was a key victory for the plan, which has faced immense community opposition. "Today's vote means that the Atlantic Yards project can move forward," Ratner said. "We now need to work aggressively to break ground by the end of the year." This vote is expected to incite a new crop of lawsuits from opposition groups, such as Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, which contend that Forest City Ratner Companies did not file the necessary Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.[Crain's] and [Curbed]
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Anonymous
Is Danny still fighting this? What a colossal waste of time. Why would someone spend so much time fighting thousands of units of affordable housing, just because it's got a stadium and office space attached. The "too big" argument is better made in Topeka.
Comment #1 Posted By: Anonymous 09/17/09