Not Too Late For AY to Go Through ULURP?
Although Dan Doctoroff signed an agreement with the state and Forest City Ratner in ’05 that allowed the developer to sidestep ULURP for Atlantic Yards, thus substantially weakening the community’s say in the mega-project, the outgoing deputy mayor is now singing a different tune. If it happened again, and the state were to ask if…
Although Dan Doctoroff signed an agreement with the state and Forest City Ratner in ’05 that allowed the developer to sidestep ULURP for Atlantic Yards, thus substantially weakening the community’s say in the mega-project, the outgoing deputy mayor is now singing a different tune. If it happened again, and the state were to ask if I would encourage them to take Atlantic Yards through the ULURP process, I would say yes, Doctoroff tells the Observer in an interview. But is it really too late for Atlantic Yards to go through the public-review planning process? In a press release, Develop Don’t Destroy spokesman Daniel Goldstein argues that it’s not. As the project has not begun construction—and can’t while it faces two court challenges—Mayor Bloomberg can get it right and send the development of the Vanderbilt Yards through ULURP; it’s what his soon-to-be former, highly praised and trusted right hand man thinks is appropriate,” says Goldstein. We agree: Better late than never for Brooklyn’s largest development, a project that is going to receive substantial public financing and forever alter the borough.
Doctoroff Looks Back on Atlantic Yards [NY Observer]
Doctoroff: Atlantic Yards Should Have Gone Through ULURP [DDDB]
Photo by pencer T. Tucker for nyc.gov.
ULURP is simply a process to kill AY – Dan Goldstein doesnt want an arena built at AY under any circumstances – so he’ll take anything that will delay and run up costs so as to get his way.
The sooner they start building the better!
It’s a CYA comment. Kind of like Greenspan’s article in WSJ today about how the credit crunch was “an accident waiting to happen.” In reality of course, it all pretty much fell into place on his watch.
10:46: because everyone else doing a project like this has to go through the process. it’s only fair.
in reality this is likely some legacy making by doctoroff — pandering, really.
Why prolong it?
Because I don’t like my tax money being stolen to underwrite Bruce Ratner’s already substantial wealth. I don’t like my neighborhood being wrecked by 10 years of construction and massive congestion for miles in all directions. And I don’t like the politicians I voted for putting their pockets ahead of Brooklyn’s interests.
Done deal or not, we’ve been robbed.
“why prolong it with all these endless complaints?”
To build something more appropriate. To halt a boondoggle that swindles taxpayers out of billions. You know, little things like that.
To 10:46 – Because they might make changes that will benefit the people of the city of NY rather than the developer. Why should we hand over 2 billion dollars of our tax money to Bruce without getting the best deal for ourselves?
To 10:46 – Because they might make changes that will benefit the people of the city of NY rather than the developer. Why should we hand over 2 billion dollars of our tax money to Bruce without getting the best deal for ourselves?
sounds good.
Let them just get on with building the thing. At the end of the day its going to happen, so why prolong it with all these endless complaints?