Nobody Home on the Atlantic Yards Chatline
We received an email in the middle of the day yesterday from a reader alerting us to the creation of a party line devoted to the Atlantic Yards project. We were a little skeptical, not believing that pro- and anti-Ratner forces could actually engage in civil conversation. Our tipster had only found one other person…
We received an email in the middle of the day yesterday from a reader alerting us to the creation of a party line devoted to the Atlantic Yards project. We were a little skeptical, not believing that pro- and anti-Ratner forces could actually engage in civil conversation. Our tipster had only found one other person on the line earlier in the day but had mentioned that evenings were supposed to be much higher volume. So we were a little disappointed when we dialed in at around 11 o’clock only to find that we were the only ones reaching out to touch someone. Has anyone actually had a conversation on this thing?
Atlantic Yards Project Discussion [Part Line Connect]
Don’t waste time debating the AY proposal. Spend a minute learning about the proposal and the environmental impacts expected (hello: traffic, no schools, not enough parking, hardly any open space, and so on) and then write up a letter to the state authority that is reviewing their proposal in order to force the developer to address the issues of concern to you in their updated environmental impact statement. This along with their overall proposal will be reviewed by our 3 elected officials that alone have the power to say yes or no to this mammouth project. Your letter must be received by 9/22/06 in order for it to be considered part of the public record. Encourage everybody you know to write a letter. Don’t think that because Marty has asked them to scale it down that it will, or because it makes sense for them to deal with the traffic mess that is expected that they will. These developers fully intend to do what is in their best interest. There are only a couple of elected officials trying desperately to make a difference. Your voice must be heard because believe me hardly anybody is listening to these elected officials at all. Bloomberg just called Tish James, “strident,” because of her efforts on behalf of her constituents.
I would imagine 11:00 is pretty late.
I would imagine 11:00 is pretty late.
“AY is so old…. let’s move on….”
Yeah, what’s the point of discussing a project that will be in contruction for ten years and will add 7 million square feet of housing and commercial space to the neighborhood?
AY is so old…. let’s move on….
Nope. Just a big week on the AY news front, that’s all.
starting to seem like you want to change name of this site from brownstoner.com to anotherboringAYblog.com
I tried it once, but the only other person on the line was some dude who kept asking questions about what I was wearing.