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New York Times
Another Ratner, Another Brooklyn
New York Times
The last name “Ratner” usually conjures up one of two images among New Yorkers. There's Ratner's, the bygone Jewish dairy, and then there's Bruce Ratner, the developer of the Atlantic Yards in Downtown Brooklyn, on whom opinion is notably more mixed.

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PolicyMic
NYC Mayoral Race: Are Developers Consolidating Their Grip On New York?
PolicyMic
That said, several New York City government watchdog blogs covered last month's Brooklyn Reform Coalition-sponsored mayoral forum where candidates were asked how they would hold the Atlantic Yards and Barclay Center developer, Forest City Ratner ...

Tish James Says 'Story of Who I Am' Is Her Pitch for Public Advocate
Politicker
“It was very surreal,” Brooklyn City Councilwoman Letitia James said, reflecting on the moment her predecessor was assassinated. “When I got the news that he had been shot, I said, 'I think I know who did it.'” Othniel Askew wanted to run against ...

Banker Steel expands, holds ribbon cutting
Altavista
This current contract will provide work toward Phase 1 construction of the B2 Towers in the multi-phase Atlantic Yards housing development project in Brooklyn, N.Y. Through innovative modular design and production techniques, employees will construct ...

Fredrick L. McKissack, 73, Children's Book Author, Dies
New York Times
Moses III and his brother Calvin formed McKissack & McKissack, widely regarded as the oldest African-American-owned architectural and construction firm in the United States. The firm's New York office is involved in the Atlantic Yards project in ...

Letitia James Considering Brooklyn BP Race After Eric Adams Tapings: Sources
New York Daily News (blog)
The outspoken city lawmaker has been one of the leading opponents of the Atlantic Yards development and has frequently slammed the Bloomberg Administration for failing to focus on impoverished neighborhoods in central Brooklyn. As for Adams, pundits ...

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New York Daily News
Brooklyn Borough prez hopeful Eric Adams among th . . .
New York Daily News
The outspoken city lawmaker has been one of the leading opponents of the Atlantic Yards development and has frequently slammed the Bloomberg administration for failing to focus on impoverished neighborhoods in central Brooklyn. As for Adams, his ...

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Branding Brooklyn: The Rise of the Hybrid Fan
New York Times (blog)
... and Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner didn't bank on the cultural impact — most notably in the fashion industry — to allure the young (and rapidly increasing) hipster population in Fort Greene, Clinton Hill and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods.

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Brooklyn Daily
Forest City Ratner | Atlantic Yards - The Real Deal
The Real Deal New York (blog)
Several New York City mayoral candidates threatened to penalize Forest City Ratner for delaying the construction of housing at Atlantic Yards, the Brooklyn Paper reported. At a forum Monday in Park Slope, former city Comptroller Bill Thompson said he ...
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New York Magazine
Barclays Center Has a Big Noise Problem
New York Magazine
Barclays Center Has a Big Noise Problem. By Norman Oder. 0. 0. NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 05: Exterior views of the Barclays Center on October. The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, however enjoyable a venue, has a problem: At certain bass-heavy concerts, the ...

Brooklyn Daily
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Brooklyn Daily
Atlantic Yards: Jay-Z opens Barclays Center to sold-out crowd. The next mayoral administration could put Forest City Ratner under the axe for failing to build housing on the Atlantic Yards development site. Several hizzoner hopefuls at a May 6 forum in ...

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BrooklynPapers.com
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BRUCE THE BUILDER: Candidates for mayor say they want developer Bruce Ratner to make food on a promise and build apartments at Atlantic Yards. Enlarge this image. Photo by Arthur De Gaeta. Republican candidate George McDonald wants to take ...

As Atlantic Avenue redevelops, prime mixed-use asset hits the block for $9.15M
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
In a unique opportunity to acquire a recently-renovated asset in Brooklyn's brownstone belt, a four-story, 5,975-square-foot mixed-use walk-up building at 348 Atlantic Avenue in the borough's Boerum Hill neighborhood is on the market for $9.15 million ...

Melanie Meyers
New York Times
Q. How about Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn? A. It was actually a state project that wasn't subject to zoning, but because it wasn't subject to zoning we actually had to create a different design framework — so effectively creating design guidelines for ...

Seward Park Urban Renewal Area
The Real Deal New York (blog)
Forest City, the developer behind Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards megaproject, is linking up with Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, a nonprofit affordable and senior housing developer that has been active for decades on the Lower East Side. And Related ...

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Gearing up for Citi Bike
Crain's New York Business
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, it is currently assembling modular units for the first Atlantic Yards apartment tower. Many Forest City employees plan on biking to the Navy Yard from their MetroTech headquarters. "Transportation is always at the top of ...

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Industry keeping close tabs on Kips Bay micro-unit project
The Real Deal New York (blog)
(Forest City Ratner is using pre-fab construction on its first residential tower at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn.) The Department of City Planning recently began the project's public approval process, known as ULURP, and construction is expected to be ...

New York Times (blog)
The Day: Walking Tours and Lots of Live Music
New York Times (blog)
If you're more interested in learning about the future of the neighborhood, you can join Atlantic Yards Report journalist Norman Oder on a tour of Atlantic Yards and the Barclays Center this Sunday. From 3 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., Mr. Oder will host a walk ...

MaryAnne Gilmartin touts housing as signature innovation of Atlantic Yards
The Real Deal New York (blog)
Forest City Ratner's soon-to-be CEO MaryAnne Gilmartin said that the Atlantic Yards' innovative approach to housing – in particular affordable housing — would define the project in the years to come, the New York Observer reported. Speaking at ...
MaryAnne Gilmartin Boasts About Building Affordable Housing, Moving to BrooklynNew York Observer

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MaryAnne Gilmartin Boasts About Building Affordable Housing, Moving to Brooklyn
New York Observer
Ms. Gilmartin. Even though Forest City Ratner made sure to tout the groundbreaking of the first housing tower at Atlantic Yards late last fall, few would have described the developer's approach towards housing, particularly affordable housing, as ...

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