Gothamist: Atlantic Yards Project Threatened by Recession

Toby von Meistersinger

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:28:08 -0500

Hopefully this will kill the whole thing, since the arena was just a red herring to get the land grab.

Goomba

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:41:43 -0500

They got an arena in Jersey that they can play in. All the mulignans in Newark can watch them in the arena they got there, cause the mulignans are the only ones that really like basketball cause it is just the mulignans playing it. There are probably some Jersey businessmen that the guy can sell the team to cause the stupid mulignan ball team was just a scam to get the shit built.

Spiny

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:26:54 -0500

"And the percentage of affordable housing originally planned has been dialed back." But of course.

Ph

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:58:15 -0500

When it doesn't cost an astronomical amount to build anything in NYC. And no, you don't want a full recession to hit. Because no, you don't want it to be the way it was in the bad old days and if you think that can't happen today, you're dreaming. Seriously, this town is in for a rude awakening.

slappy

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:26:03 -0500

I can only hope that a full on recession will dicourage these cavalier robber developers and their political lackeys for a while. We have suffered enough from these irresponsible jerks. Projects which support the needs and diversity of the greater NYC community can also be profitable. When will we see developer entrepeneurs who have some social vision?

dalton

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:19:18 -0500

Triborough should be arrested for taking that photo. Doesn't he know that all photography of that area is prohibited and illegal?

BoerumHillJo

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:58:25 -0500

I'm going to miss Daniel Goldstein when they finally tear down 636 Pacific and he has to move to Sunset Park. While it is good clean middle brow humor having the self-rightous lunatic around - anybody wound that tight is a virtual lock every week to be a prime source of fodder - his fifteen minutes expired long ago. Presumably the same will soon be said of the $175K DDDB has wasted tilting at windmills the last 3 years.

ianmac47

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:32:54 -0500

So the Arena is going to be built without towers buffering the arena from the street. Local activists might see this as a partial victory since the big towers won't be going up in their backyard, but instead now they'll have a dehumanizing arena instead of shops and apartments.

cwbuecheler

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:11:21 -0500

With any luck, this entire project will come apart at the seams. While I'm generally ambivalent about the development of Brooklyn, the use of eminent domain in this instance is revolting and should in no way be legal. I hope Ratner and his government cronies go broke trying to make this happen.

brokeland

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:09:59 -0500

Yes, they will build an arena...in heaven on top of their sand castle in the sky. You're dreamin!

zodak

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:08:18 -0500

thank you spitzer & bush??

BongoBoy

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:55:19 -0500

At least they're still planning to build the arena. Right through that idiot with daddy's money apartment.