TimesRatnerReport

This follows up on my 9/1/05 report, "The New York Times and Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards: High-Rises and Low Standards: A Pattern of Inadequate, Misleading, Mostly Uncritical Coverage." The report (link below) analyzes Times coverage of the proposed $3.5 billion project, the largest ever in Brooklyn, to build a basketball arena plus at least 16 high-rise buildings. Here I analyze further coverage of the project and also provide my own reporting.

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Introducing the Atlantic Yards Report

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From today onward, my reportage, analysis, and commentary on the Atlantic Yards project will appear at the Atlantic Yards Report . This blog...
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006

ESDC: terrorism not part of Environmental Impact Statement

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Ok, this isn't new , given that the discussion happened four months ago, but it's news because it hasn't been reported before: ...
Saturday, February 25, 2006

An alternative to Ratner's CBA? Development groups work toward new principles

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Was the Atlantic Yards plan just a few years too soon for economic development groups to get organized? That's one conclusion from Mark ...
Friday, February 24, 2006

Zoning stasis (for 45 years), the local downzoning push, and the Atlantic Yards bypass

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Development in New York is usually shaped by zoning--though the state would override city zoning for the Atlantic Yards project--and the bui...
Tuesday, February 21, 2006

A Times roundup on eminent domain: no mention of Brooklyn or the newspaper's own history

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The New York Times offers a front-page article on eminent domain today, headlined States Curbing Right to Seize Private Homes . It's one...
Monday, February 20, 2006

Demolitions timeline: what do "emergency" and "immediate" mean?

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What did they know and when did they know it? Did Forest City Ratner act responsibly in its plans to demolish several buildings it owns or c...
Saturday, February 18, 2006

ESDC appeals decision, says loss of lawyer puts Atlantic Yards project on hold

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Until the decision on February 14 disqualifying a lawyer for the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) because he previously worked o...
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