While Marty Markowitz played cheerleader for Bruce Ratner last night at the Brooklyn Marriott, many of the 2,500 people who showed up to learn about getting in on the affordable housing portion of the Atlantic Yards project expressed concern that, well, it really wasn’t that affordable. “It’s still not too affordable,” said Edan Greenidge, 29, a salesman who attended with his mother, Merlyn. “I’m still skeptical.” “I think that certain things weren’t taken into account when they came up with the income bands,” echoed Sharon Reid, a college administrator. Under the current proposal, twenty percent of the 6,860 rentals are earmarked for households that earn $21,270 to $35,450 while 30 percent are for families that make $42,540 to $113,440. City employees and people with disabilities will get preference in a housing lottery to be run by the city.
Promise of AY Draws Thousands to Meeting [NY Times]
Casting a ‘Net’ For Brooklyn Apartments [NY Post]