Ratner Reneging Already

The re-trade has begun, reports Brooklyn Papers. After promising the world to win approval, Ratner’s starting to reneg on promises already:

Plans for a glorious, 52,000-square-foot publicly accessible recreational space on the roof of Bruce Ratner’s proposed Frank Gehry-designed basketball arena will not be open to the public, according to a document released last week by the state authority acting as lead agent for the project…That private roof garden was the only green space locals were promised for the first 11 years of development of the 22-acre Atlantic Yards. Another promised 7+ acres of open space would be completed only after the rest of the project is done, estimated for 2016, according to the scoping document.

Ratner to Bar Public from Park [Brooklyn Papers]

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