Will Silver sink Atlantic Yards?

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State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has shown in the past that he’s unafraid “to delay or halt grand development plans when he deems it appropriate.” Last year, for instance, he helped kill plans for a stadium on the West Side. Now, developer Bruce Ratner’s $4-billion Atlantic Yards project faces an important vote from a three-member board of which Silver is a member. more [NYT]