With the Barclays Center arena ready to open on Sept. 28, a wide range of community groups have organized “It’s a Crime” weekend, a series of events that will draw attention to promises far from fulfilled on the Atlantic Yards megaproject. read more >>
Join Ashley Cotton and Jane Marshall of Forest City Ratner in a discussion about protecting the quality of life of those living and working near Barclays Center once it opens. read more >>
In a final defeat for Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation, the New York State Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier ruling that requires a supplemental environmental impact study (SEIS) for the Atlantic Yards megaproject.
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BrooklynSpeaks, Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, Brown Memorial Baptist Church, Brown Community Development Corporation and Occupy groups invite you to a kickoff meeting to organize a demonstration at the Barclays Center opening. read more >>
The Park Slope Civic Council, the Boerum Hill Association, and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council have created a Barclays Center Neighborhood Protection Plan that sets up a series of guidelines to minimize the the oncoming arena’s impact on surrounding communities.
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In a strongly worded rebuke to the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) and Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC), the State Appellate Division ruled to uphold a lower court’s decision that approval of Atlantic Yards’ 2009 Modified General Project Plan violated New York environmental law. read more >>