Can Atlantic Yards Work for Brooklyn?
The full release is after the jump.
At 5:30 p.m. promptly on Thursday, June 15, the Municipal Art Society will make a presentation for the news media on the Forest City Ratner proposal for Atlantic Yards. The presentation will take place in advance of a public meeting and discussion of the proposal scheduled for 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. The venue for the news conference and public meeting is the Hanson Place Central United Methodist Church, 144 Saint Felix St. in Brooklyn.
The sponsors of the event are State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, State Assembly Members Joan Millman and James Brennan, and City Council Member Letitia James, joined by the Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association, the Boerum Hill Association, the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Fort Greene Association, the Society for Clinton Hill, the Park Slope Civic Council and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council.
No RSVP is required. Transit: B, D, M, N, Q, R, 2, 3, 4, 5 and LIRR to Atlantic Ave./Pacific St.; G to Fulton St.; C to Lafayette Ave.
The Municipal Art Society of New York is a private, non-profit membership organization whose mission is to promote a more livable city. Since 1893, the MAS has worked to enrich the culture, neighborhoods and physical design of New York City. It advocates for excellence in urban design and planning, contemporary architecture, historic preservation and public art.
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as objective reporters, you could explore both sides of the question, instead of just sidestepping the issue. but thanks for keeping us informed.
Apologies for all the "sidestepping," Candace. You can refer to The Observer's archives for many thorough, reported pieces on the topic. But in this case, we were just posting information about a public event in Brooklyn that people might be interested in attending. Thanks for reading.
I hear that Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (the most visible group against the AY project) and BUILD (the most visible group for AY) will be united tonight in their mutual opposition to the MAS forum. It's tragically ironic to see them both on the same side -- and both completely missing the point of this evening's presentation. Or perhaps this is just an indicator to ordinary Brooklynites of how fringe and cultish these two groups have become.