Marty Talks Growth, New Projects
Marty Markowitz’s final state of the borough address in Red Hook last night was apparently chock full of the boosterism that everyone expects from Brooklyn’s cheerleader, but the borough president also mentioned a few interesting new initiatives he intends to push for during his last year in office. A video monitor projected images of the…
Marty Markowitz’s final state of the borough address in Red Hook last night was apparently chock full of the boosterism that everyone expects from Brooklyn’s cheerleader, but the borough president also mentioned a few interesting new initiatives he intends to push for during his last year in office. A video monitor projected images of the beep showering at Hotel Le Bleu (yum!), according to the Daily News, as Markowitz noted that tourism to the borough rose 10 percent in 2006 (there’s some fresh data for you!) and is primed to rise more over the coming years. Marty said that he wants to establish a board of directors to take over the New York Aquarium in Coney Island (the facility is currently run by the nonprofit Wildlife Conservation Society); provide funding for a GLBT community center in Downtown; and push for the restoration of Coney Island’s parachute jump. Although the borough president received a standing ovation and a lot of support from the crowd, Atlantic Yards Report’s Norman Oder notes that Markowitz only mentioned the borough’s biggest development project twice over the course of his 70-minute speech, and it didn’t elicit applause either time.
Tourism, Growth a ‘Brooklyn Story’ Says Beep [NY Daily News]
City to do the Light Thing for Coney Landmark [NY Post]
AY Gets Mention But Not Applause [AY Report]
Photo from Borough President Office’s website.
Markowitz is a clown. I can’t wait to vote against him, whatever office he next has his eye on. Let’s not forget, he’s lined his war chest with developer money. If he runs for mayor, I’ll actively work against him.
It is LGBT. Hhhh…really not “GLBT” which sounds short of Good Lettuce Bacon ‘n’ Tomato…
There was a long article in THE NEW YORKER about 2 years ago that very clearly spelt out Markowitz’s role in AY. While it’s self-evident his office comes with little official power, he has tremendous access to the real NYC power brokers. And it was he who made the marriage between Ratner, Pataki and Bloomberg — literally hounding Bruce Ratner to pursue AY after Ratner kept insisting he wasn’t interested in owning a sports franchise.
AY is an illusion.
-Doug Henning
What done deal is AY?? Even the Ratner people themselves are saying they lied and big time! How credible is AY? Not at all.
An old proverb and conventional wisdom:
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