Breaking: 9 Out of 10 People Against Ratner Plan
Bruce Ratner’s taking a whacking in the court of public opinion over at Crain’s. Roughly 90% of the more than 6,000 people who’ve responded so far to the question “Do You Agree with AY Plan?” have answered a resounding “No.” Do You Agree with AY Plan? [Crain’s]
Bruce Ratner’s taking a whacking in the court of public opinion over at Crain’s. Roughly 90% of the more than 6,000 people who’ve responded so far to the question “Do You Agree with AY Plan?” have answered a resounding “No.”
Do You Agree with AY Plan? [Crain’s]
What a poorly written poll!
How do I respond if I think the city doesn’t need more affordable housing, and I don’t think the proposed plan would destroy the borough’s character??
It’s like asking: do you like apples, or do you dislike oranges?
ip is not checked, otherwise people on AOL could not vote. It is trivial to stuff the poll, you don’t even need to delete cookies if you use a script – you just ignore the cookies. doh.
Maybe this is why most AY supporters are anonymous. I copied this from nolandgrab and it describes a lot of things wrong with Ratner’s proposed AY project.
EMINENT DOMAIN for a private developer who already owns most of the recently developed commercial property adjacent to the site,
PUBLIC FUNDING of stadiums and arenas,
A questionable COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT signed with groups receiving money from the developer,
A project the size of THREE EMPIRE STATE BUILDINGS nested amidst four residential neighborhoods (including public housing),
The DENSEST PROJECT in NYC history (as far as anyone can tell),
MORE TRAFFIC for one of the busiest intersections in Brooklyn, adjacent to neighborhoods with some of the worst asthma rates in the nation,
Billions of dollars of SUBSIDIES with no financial transparency,
Heavy-handed developer and his PATRONIZING STARCHITECT,
Discredited SUPERBLOCKS planning, (Why are we letting Bruce Ratner own and close our streets?),
MTA land being awarded to the LOWEST BIDDER (again),
An AFFORDABLE HOUSING program being exploited by a developer who has a terrible track record for keeping promises (there are better ways to build affordable housing),
The proliferation of BOX and CHAIN stores in Ratner malls,
SECURITY NIGHTMARE (A glass and steel structure over a transit hub at a busy intersection — where’s the NYPD viability study?),
State takeover SUPERCEDES LOCAL ZONING,
NO LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT of a major urban development,
TAX BREAKS for luxury housing,
PORK BARREL spending for a FAVORED DEVELOPER where two-thirds of the profits will flow back to the publicly traded parent company in Cleveland…
Or is there one anonymous supporter of AY who keeps on posting? Stuffing comments?
10:37 Anonymous comments = more dumb trolls
You are wrong, 10:37. Read 10:27 and you’ll see that it’s quite possible to vote multiple times.
David,
Dumb comments = dumber troll
@10:37 – like I said, I was able to delete my cookies, open a fresh browser, and revote. It’s definitely possible.
Puca, I’m sure that if the poll showed widespread support for the Atlantic Yards you’d be lambasting it as a sham.
There is no “ballot box stuffing” because each IP address is only permitted to vote once. I would say it has more to do with CrainsNY circulation, which is primarily professionals and business people. The exeact people who came to Brooklyn and fueled its renaissance. They live in Fort Greene, Park Slope, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Prospect Heights. The folks supporting AY life – for the most part – in south Brooklyn. They are also more working class / blue collar and are not likely Crains readers.