I would say the the old terminal was neglected, but not a mess. The waiting room was usable into the 80's (not destroyed in the 70's) until a section of ceiling fell, but was never repaired. There was room for tenants at street level, but there hadn't been any for years.

It was on a small scale, but was not beyond being salvaged.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at November 18, 2009 8:50 PM in response to Atlantic Terminal Station: So Close!

There was a very nice Beaux-Arts station there. It was allowed to fall into disrepair.

Now there' a crappy mall that tries to invoke Ebbetts Field.

Here are two links to give an idea of an actual, historical building on this site that was lost:

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/LIRRstations/flatbushterm1.jpg

http://www.forgotten-ny.com/SUBWAYS/LIRRstations/flatbushavterminal2.jpg

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at November 18, 2009 2:34 PM in response to Atlantic Terminal Station: So Close!

This is the scene from yesterday in the courtroom of the New York State Court of Appeals in Albany. The building first opened in 1917.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at October 15, 2009 10:29 AM in response to Oral Arguments over Eminent Domain at Atlantic Yards

Many will recall this timeless classic:

D-O-N-E D-E-A-L

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at July 24, 2009 10:54 AM in response to Wednesday's Atlantic Yards Meeting Was a Doozy

So, basically, the MTA and the ESDC continue to work so that the developer gets as many breaks as possible, yet nobody, not even the developer can say what the arena looks like.

How can this be?

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at July 6, 2009 2:04 PM in response to Ellerbe Becket's Arena to be Less Ugly Than Rendered?

Gehry's totally gone from this project:

(Found here: http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/133901)

Frank Gehry Out of Rest of Yards Too
by Matthew Schuerman

NEW YORK, NY June 09, 2009 —Days after marquee architect Frank Gehry was dropped as the architect of a new Brooklyn Nets Basketball arena, WNYC has learned the architect won't be involved in other parts of the complex either. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports.

REPORTER: Just two years ago, developer Forest City Ratner was insisting Gehry would design each and every one of the 16 towers that surrounded the arena. Gehry had dubbed one of them Miss Brooklyn. But two sources close to the project say now the developer is not planning to use Gehry any more, citing costs, the architect's lack of interest and the complications of meshing different architectural styles in a small space. A spokesman for Forest City Ratner said Gehry is still "involved" in the project but did not answer specific questions. The developer says it plans to break ground on the arena this fall, and the first residential building six months later. For WNYC, I'm Matthew Schuerman.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at June 10, 2009 11:52 AM in response to More Renderings of New Arena Design

Snob.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at May 18, 2009 4:02 PM in response to Streetlevel: Former Dollar Store to Become...a Dollar Store

Perhaps Ratner will build in Prospect Heights some day, but I believe that if he doesn't get something built this year, the State can cancel the project. That would mean an end to the instant upzoning this State project would provide.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at March 31, 2009 2:34 PM in response to Atlantic Yards: The Play-by-Play

Other than Norman Oder, who can be expected to do in-depth, original reporting on this race? Perhaps you'll get some from the New York Times Fort Greene blog.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at March 30, 2009 1:53 PM in response to A Third Candidate Enters District 35 Council Race

I had assumed (based on no inside information) that tolls would be handled using an Open Road Toll system, similar to the one featured in this article: http://njmonthly.com/articles/lifestyle/open-road-e-zpass.html.

Of course, there's no guarantee that something like would be used.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at March 2, 2009 12:26 PM in response to Brooklyn Bridge Rehab Starting This Summer

Ahhh -- a D-O-N-E D-E-A-L reference.

Maybe some of you kids can remember how this was a D-O-N-E D E-A-L back in 2005.

Good times, good times...

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at February 27, 2009 12:13 PM in response to Ratner Wins Another Round of Yards Lawsuits

Could 2009 be the year when the phrase D-O-N-E-D-E-A-L is finally retired from Brownstoner?

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at December 31, 2008 12:05 PM in response to 2009 Predictions and Resolutions?

I did not attend, but I believe this is the policy concerning the cost of tickets:

"Tickets are free to reserve in advance,pay-what-you-can at the door. No one turned away!!!" (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/48154)

So it's not clear how many audience members paid.

From my viewpoint, you are unfortunately correct: The issues around Atlantic Yards development continue to go mostly unreported outside the blogosphere.

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at December 8, 2008 1:49 PM in response to The Four Brooklyns

Now can we ask that the Brooklyn Botanic Garden remove Charles Gargano from the "Celebrity Path" (http://www.bbg.org/exp/stroll/celebritypath.html)?

Posted by: SteveFtGreene at December 4, 2008 5:38 PM in response to Work on Atlantic Yards Comes to a Halt