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.
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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.
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Barclays Center opens in September, but we have yet to see the benefits promised for our tax dollars. Brooklyn demands better! Join
Upcoming Atlantic Yards rally to demand stronger oversight and promised benefits Read More »
On Jan. 13, sponsors of the BrooklynSpeaks coalition filed legal documents in order to ensure a proper evaluation of the megaproject’s construction.
Coalition Calls for Continued Review on Atlantic Yards Read More »
If you’ve been past the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues during the last 18 months, you have seen the Barclays Center arena taking shape. Whatever your views about it, the arena’s existence is now certain.
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The Empire State Development Corporation and Forest City Ratner Companies have served notice that they plan to fight a July court decision ordering further environmental review of the Atlantic Yards project. The decision came after nearly two years of litigation.
Atlantic Yards Sponsors Choose to Fight Court Order on Environmental Review Read More »
On July 13, New York State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman ruled that the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) acted
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Construction on the Barclays Center arena is well under way at Atlantic Yards, but the rest of the 22-acre project remains in doubt thanks in large part to our slow economy. Is there finally room for the community to create a new model for responsible development?
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The Park Slope Civic Council, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, and the Boerum Hill Association have joined forces on a new website that will monitor the megaproject in the midst of all three communities.