2012-02-03T20:13:01.000-08:00 Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn contact@developdontdestroy.org http://www.dddb.net/ http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2980 2012-02-01T19:38:52.000-08:00

Bruce Ratner can't take the heat in softball interview by virtual house organ The Commercial Observer (Norman Oder's examination of the interview is here): Waiting for Bruce: The Commercial Observer Tours Atlantic Yards Arena By Daniel Geiger ...Mr.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2979 2012-01-26T06:35:55.000-08:00

The Daily News is reporting (and Norman Oder elaborating) that a former administrator at NYU's Schack Institute for Real Estate is suing the university for firing here when she accused former Dean and former Atlantic Yards front man Jim Stuckey of sexual harassment.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2978 2012-01-25T11:58:05.000-08:00

New York ain't Florida but the following article reminds us of two things: 1. Bruce Ratner demolisehd a long-term homeless shelter scattering the most vulnerable amongst us all over the city in order to build a...long term surface parking lot that will include parking for the Barclays Center of Brookkly 2.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2977 2012-01-24T14:03:29.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's day courtesy of the Empire State Development Corporation and Forest City Ratner. Oral argument on NY State's and the developer's appeal of the ruling that went against them in DDDB et al.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2976 2012-01-24T13:31:29.000-08:00

Until now the media and icons on the left have stayed far away from Michael Ratner's financial involvement in Atlantic Yards. No more. Earlier this week The Nation's sports editor David Zirin first tweeted his invitation to Atlantic Yards investor, Bruce Ratner brother and President of the Center for Constitional Rights Michael Ratner to co-host a screening and town hall discussion of Battle for Brooklyn.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2975 2012-01-24T13:18:28.000-08:00

Yet another instance of major broken promises from Atlantic Yards quotdeveloperquot Forest City Ratner. What would ACORN say? Norman Oder reports: How many subsidized apartments for low-income families in first Atlantic Yards tower? Just eight 2BRs, as Forest City Ratner reneges on promise to build half the affordable space as 2BR/3BR units Atlantic Yards Report How many affordable apartments would there be for low-income families--families that need two bedrooms or more--in B2, the first planned Atlantic Yards tower? Only eight.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2974 2012-01-18T08:37:03.000-08:00

This story tells you everything you need to know about politics in New York City where the most strident advocacy the city's former Public Advocate has done is in defense of her power elite buddy Bruce Ratner and his development firm. Betsy Gotbaum the former toothless NYC Public Advocate and perhaps the most ineffectual elected official in world history has penned a ludicrous Times letter to the editor in defense of her chum Bruce Ratner after Times columnist Michael Powell last week had the temerity to point out the developer is involved in two federal indictments.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2973 2012-01-12T14:42:14.000-08:00

Norman Oder takes a long look at New York State's briefs on appeal of the Supreme Court ruling that requires the Empire State Development Corporation to undertake a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2972 2012-01-10T20:27:55.000-08:00

Nearly two years ago when Forest City Ratner was named as what appeared to be an unindicted co-conspirator in a federal bribery and corruption indictment concerning the developer's Ridge Hill project there was much wondering, here and here, about how it was that Forest City, as The Times puts it today, walked between the legal raindrops.

http://www.dddb.net/php/latestnews_Linked.php?id=2971 2012-01-03T23:24:26.000-08:00

One has to wonder, what exactly are Bruce Ratner and Mikahil Prokhorov planning on bringing to Brooklyn. A team that can hardly call itself professional and a naked arena? The New Jersey Nets, once again, are stinking up the joint and the Barclays Center arena is in jeopardy of being facadeless come projected completion in September 2012 now that the custom manufacterer of the rusty panels has gone belly up. First the Nets (at 1-5 they hold the second worst record in the league), from the Times: Nets, Struggling on Offense, Watch Pacers Find Rhythm The New York Times.