Atlantic Yards

Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Comedy Is king at BP Markowitz's final annual speech
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
In many respects, Atlantic Yards was at the center of the speech, as it has been at the center of the Markowitz borough presidency. The speech riffed on the theme of "How's Brooklyn doin'?" Not surprisingly, Markowitz' answer was that it's "doin' great ...

Reader: Bike paths aren't a new plan for Verrazano Bridge
Brooklyn Daily
Your article — “Bums' home, Flatbush stadium remembered in Coney” (online April 3) — reminded me that if it had not been for mega-builder Robert Moses, along with both the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers leaving the Big Apple in 1957 for ...

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A Rare Film Event: Brooklyn Meets Oakland: On the Screen and in the Streets
Berkeley Daily Planet
The so-called Atlantic Yards project involved seizing 22 acres of Brooklyn and replacing hundreds of homes with a mammoth sports stadium and 16 skyscrappers to bear the name Barclays Center. (Yes, as in Barclays bank.) Standing in the way is Goldstein, ...

Brooklyn Daily
Marty's last stand-up: Beep goes comedic in final state of the boro speech
Brooklyn Daily
Not for nothing did Markowitz — a huge booster of the Atlantic Yards project that brought the Nets to Brooklyn — choose to deliver his address in the Barclays Center. “A special thank you to 'cousin Brucie,' as I affectionately call Bruce Ratner, the ...
How Marty Markowitz Transformed BrooklynThe L Magazine

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New York Observer
Forest City Ratner VP MaryAnne Gilmartin Nets $3.85 M. Slope 'Stone
New York Observer
She responded, “That I don't really know Brooklyn, so I'm not qualified to develop a project there. ... Situated between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, Ms. Gilmartin's new home is close enough to Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards development that Ms ...

Yahoo! Sports (blog)
Jay-Z releases new song about selling his stake in the Brooklyn Nets, seems ...
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
One thing, though: That "politicians never did [poop] for me" line doesn't really square in the narrative of the Nets' move to Brooklyn, the Atlantic Yards project and the building of the Barclays Center. That featured plenty of political action and ...

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SportsGrid
Jay-Z Releases "Open Letter" Track To Tell Everyone How Much Money He ...
SportsGrid
Jay-Z dropped a new track! Let's take a listen to that hot fire. “Open Letter,” huh? I wonder who it's to? Well, it sounds like someone in the Nets organization. Or maybe Nets fans in general? The Atlantic Yards developers? Brooklyn as a whole? It's ...

OUPblog (blog)
Reflections on Ebbets Field
OUPblog (blog)
And bringing the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn has been justified in part as returning a major league team to the borough which lost the Dodgers. As part of the Atlantic Yards project, city and state leaders gave the Nets a home at Flatbush and Atlantic ...

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Smart Building Blocks
Metropolis Magazine
SHoP Architects, in partnership with the engineering firm Arup, recently broke ground on a 32-story, 340,000-square-foot residential tower at Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. Known as B2, it will be the tallest prefabricated building in the world. Autodesk ...

New York Daily News
Brooklyn Borough President must lose some weight but can keep his accent if he ...
New York Daily News
"He's a good actor so he'd probably do a good job in TV," said Daniel Goldstein, the Brooklyn activist who led the resistance to Atlantic Yards. "I can finally say something nice about him," said attorney Norman Siegel, who has represented many clients ...

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New York Times (blog)
The Day: Green Day, Bagel Pasta and Improv Classes
New York Times (blog)
Considering Atlantic Avenue's heavy traffic, according to the Atlantic Yards Report, that arrangement is unsafe. Sfoglini Pasta Shop was recognized on Grub Street for its everything bagel fusilli — a perfect cross between the Jewish and Italian ...

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Hallowed ground of Ebbets Field would have been 100 years old on Tuesday
Newsday
Former Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Carl Erskine vividly remembers the massive crane and the wrecking ball attached to it that was painted white with red bands to resemble the seams on a baseball. He graciously posed for photographers beside the heavy ...

Tale of the Tweets: Democratic Mayoral Forum At St. Francis College
Brooklyn Heights Blog (blog)
JohnLiu2013 fires up #reform2013 crowd by criticizing "so-called" Atlantic Yards project and empty promises of housing and jobsDavid W. Chen. Hello Brooklyn Reform Coalition! #reform2013 pic.twitter.com/8u9GrdFe2PNew Kings Democrats. When I am ...

Tale of the Tweets: Democratic Mayoral Forum At St. Francis College
Brooklyn Heights Blog (blog)
JohnLiu2013 fires up #reform2013 crowd by criticizing "so-called" Atlantic Yards project and empty promises of housing and jobsDavid W. Chen. Hello Brooklyn Reform Coalition! #reform2013 pic.twitter.com/8u9GrdFe2PNew Kings Democrats. When I am ...

Stars Come Out in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Rail
Alabi is tight with Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, which worked closely with Tish James in the Atlantic Yards fight. Based in Prospect Heights, Fox has been active in Community Board 8, as well as in the New Kings Democrats and other reform-minded ...

Mayoral, borough president candidates debate at forum
CU Columbia Spectator
The night also included candidates for public advocate, including State Senator Daniel Squadron, former deputy public advocate Reshma Saujani, Teachers College professor Catherine Guerrerio, and Brooklyn City Councilwoman Letitia James. ... James cited ...

Liu Vies for Brooklyn's Support in Mayoral Race
Patch.com
Over the course of the evening, Liu touched upon the overarching points of his campaign, and there were many, including tax reform, education reform and actual economic development by way of Atlantic Yards. Tax reform and pay increases for city ...

Liu Vies for Brooklyn's Support in Mayoral Race
Patch.com
Over the course of the night, Liu touched upon the overarching points of his campaign, and there were many, including tax reform, education reform and actual economic development by way of Atlantic Yards. Tax reform and pay increases for city employees ...

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Liu Vies for Brooklyn's Support in Mayoral Race
Patch.com
Over the course of the night, Liu touched upon the overarching points of his campaign, and there were many, including tax reform, education reform and actual economic development by way of Atlantic Yards. Tax reform and pay increases for city employees ...

Liu Vies for Brooklyn's Support in Mayoral Race
Patch.com
Over the course of the night, Liu touched upon the overarching points of his campaign, and there were many, including tax reform, education reform and actual economic development by way of Atlantic Yards. Tax reform and pay increases for city employees ...

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