Since making a set of five promises back in May, State officials are batting a meager .200 in their efforts to step up oversight of the Atlantic Yards project, according to The Daily News. While the Empire State Development Corp. claims that an intergovernmental group has met three times (one of the promises), it has failed to follow through on the other four it made in the wake of the parapet collapse at Ward’s Bakery: Appointing an ombudsman; appointing a construction liaison; creating a group to oversee transportation issues; holding regular group meetings with elected officials. “This basically says that the Spitzer administration, just like the Pataki administration, is giving us empty promises when it comes to transparency, oversight and accountability,” said Councilwoman Letitia James. Is anyone really surprised?
Atlantic Yards Oversight Under Scope [NY Daily News]
For Atlantic Yards, Someone to Watch Over [Brownstoner]
Photo of Ward’s Bakery by Tracy Collins