Well, it looks like the Atlantic Yards project has made a major leap forward. The NY State Public Authorities Control Board has approved the major development over the old train yard that would be home to the Nets and thousands of residents. Bruce Ratner is working with Frank Gehry to make the development, which would already be unforgettable for its size alone, into an iconic element in the heart of Brooklyn.
Knowing that this was coming, we visited this spring on the Brooklyn RUOC hike. You could see why the locals were upset. This is will change a reasonably nice, largely unknown, neighborhood into a major attraction for the region. The controversy includes all of the fun elements: eminent domain, a neighorhood with character, tall highrises that change the skyline, sports arenas, starchitecture, traffic problems, and lots of new jobs.
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