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Contain the same amount of development as 23 Williamsburgh Savings Banks
Generate over 20,000 new vehicle trips every day with no plan to avoid gridlock
Contain affordable housing that won't be affordable to average Brooklynites
Potentially be built without significant input from New Yorkers
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Welcome to BrooklynSpeaks
BROOKLYNSPEAKS has been created by civic and community groups to inform New Yorkers about the Atlantic Yards project and enable them to ask the decision-makers only to move forward with a plan that works for Brooklyn.
Atlantic Yards is a proposal by the developer Forest City Ratner to build 16 towers and an arena on a 22 acre site in Prospect Heights. Unfortunately, the plan has been created with no significant input from New Yorkers, and while development of the site could be beneficial, the plan voted on by state officials in December won't work for Brooklyn.
- To view a pop-up slideshow about the plan, click here.
- To find out more about our principles, click here.
- Click here to read a recent paper released by the sponsors calling for the governance of the project to be reformed.
Click here to send a letter to the decision-makers today that the plan must be substantially changed to work for Brooklyn. If New Yorkers speak up, we can achieve a better plan for New York.
BrooklynSpeaks Blog
State Senate to hold Public Hearing on AY on May 29
May 14, 2009
The State Senate will soon be holding a hearing on Atlantic Yards. The hearing will provide an opportunity for our local elected officials to hear from the Atlantic Yards decision-makers about the current status of the project. The BrooklynSpeaks sponsors hope that concerned citizens will attend. Below is a message we received about the hearing from State Senator Velmanette Montgomery which contains the details about its time and location.
Dear Friends:
Below you will find a notice for a Public Hearing being held by Senator Bill Perkins.
BROOKLYNSPEAKS SPONSORS CALL ON GOVERNOR TO REJECT FOREST CITY RATNER’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS FOR ATLANTIC YARDS
February 17, 2009
Contact: Gib Veconi, (917) 881-0401
Jo Anne Simon, (718) 852-3528
February 17, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BROOKLYNSPEAKS SPONSORS CALL ON GOVERNOR TO REJECT FOREST CITY RATNER’S REQUEST FOR FEDERAL STIMULUS FUNDS FOR ATLANTIC YARDS
Cite project’s uncertainty, lack of oversight, accountability and transparency
Markowitz, Brennan call on FCR, State to address BrooklynSpeaks letter
January 28, 2009
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Assembly Member James Brennan have both written letters to Forest City Ratner and the ESDC requesting that they respond to the recent letter BrooklynSpeaks sent to the Governor asking the State to address the impact of the uncertain future of Atlantic Yards.
The BrooklynSpeaks sponsors are grateful for the support of our elected officials in this critical matter.
BrooklynSpeaks sponsors call on Governor to address impact of uncertain AY future
January 9, 2009
With the future of the Atlantic Yards project more uncertain than ever, the BrooklynSpeaks sponsors recently wrote to Governor Paterson calling on him to address the immediate impacts of the construction and demolition on the site. Below is the text of the letter.
December 31, 2008
Governor David Paterson
State Capitol
Albany, NY 12224
Dear Governor Paterson:
BROOKLYN LEGISLATORS, COMMUNITY AND CIVIC LEADERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO REFORM ATLANTIC YARDS GOVERNANCE
June 16, 2008
Groups Launch Campaign to Pass Assembly Bill A11395
To Ensure Meaningful Public Oversight, Input in Atlantic Yards
New York, NY – June 16, 2008: A coalition of Brooklyn elected officials and civic groups today gathered on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan today to launch the “Campaign to Reform Atlantic Yards,” an initiative to pass new legislation that would reform the governance of the Atlantic Yards project.