[All photos courtesy of Adrian Kinloch/Brit in Brooklyn]The Brooklyn Museum’s sold-out Gala honoring developer Bruce Ratner drew a crowd both inside and out last night. The photos here were shot by Brit in Brooklyn blogger Adrian Kinloch, who has his own post on the event here. Atlantic Yards Report gives this description of the “angry” […]

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Of all the events happening in Brooklyn tonight, one that will generate the most feeling among some people is the Brooklyn Museum Gala honoring developer Bruce Ratner. A protest has been organized and there have been angry letters circulating about the event, including an “open letter” to the Museum, which would seem to indicate that […]

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The 11 property owners and tenants fighting the use of eminent domain for the troubled Atlantic Yards project have filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition asks the Court to hear the appeal of the eminent domain case, which was dismissed on February 1. Goldstein v. Pataki was originally filed in October […]

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The backlash over the Brooklyn Museum’s Gala honoring developer Bruce Ratner continues. There will be protesters at the April 3 event, and today an “Open Letter to the Brooklyn Museum” went out and was posted on the DDDB website. Here are a couple of excerpts: It is uncomfortable to step up and point out why […]

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There is a good chance that trouble is just starting for the Atlantic Yards project as public officials potentially take a fresh look at the development. Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries says he’s “deeply troubled” by the Atlantic Yards Stall. “I’m deeply troubled by the notion of moving forward with an arena without a firm commitment to […]

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With the Atlantic Yards project suddenly very much on the ropes, alternate plans for the site are a bit more than simply of academic interest. Anyone that wants to see an alternative and is on Atlantic Avenue can check out the UNITY architectural model, which will be on display in the windows of the Atlantic […]

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Among the many bombshells in the Times story about the Atlantic Yards Stall on Good Friday, was the fact that the cost of the area has nearly doubled to just shy of $1 billion. No Land Grab lays out the interesting price history: The price tag of Bruce Ratner’s controversial Brooklyn arena has been steadily […]

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Late last night, we saw very interesting news in the Times about the Atlantic Yards development. In an interview, developer Bruce Ratner suggests that the economy and credit crisis could scuttle or delay everything in the Atlantic Yards project but the $950 million Nets basketball arena. The Times headline is “Slow Economy Likely to Stall […]

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Times architecture critic Nicolai Ourousoff calls the possible slowing or cancellation of parts of the huge Atlantic Yards project noted in today’s Times “a painful setback for urban planning in New York.” He also calls it “a betrayal of the public trust” and the possible arena that will result “a piece of urban blight.” We […]

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[Image courtesy of No Land Grab] The upcoming Bruce Ratner Gala at the Brooklyn Museum continues to reverberate among those that are not fans of the controversial Atlantic Yards developer. No Land Grab did a humorous take on the invitations that have gone out. The (original) Ratner Murakami invite can be seen in detail here.

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Interestingly, one of the first personnel changes in the aftermath of the transition from Eliot Spitzer to David Paterson in Albany was that of Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) Chairman Pat Foye, who was a friend of the departed governor. Norman Oder of AYR took a look at the sudden departure (on Friday it had […]

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Even thought Lt. Gov. David Paterson does not assume the governorship until Monday, it’s never too early to get the campaign started urging him to “pull the plug” on the Atlantic Yards project. [Original image via Atlantic Yards Report]

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Is the Brooklyn Museum in for some Atlantic Yards/Bruce Ratner blowback? Atlantic Yards Report notes there was visible anger at a meeting about Atlantic yards last night about an upcoming April 3 Gala honoring developer Bruce Ratner. AYR notes: …the crowd’s ire was spurred by breaking news that Forest City Ratner CEO Bruce Ratner would […]

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Cross Frank Gehry off the list of people born in Brooklyn. Because he was born in Canada. The Atlantic Yards architect’s birthplace has never been a mystery, but according to the Forest City Ratner website for the project, Mr. Gehry had morphed from being a product of Canada to being a Brooklyn native. At least, […]

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From Atlantic Yards Report: “If you have $1000 or more to spend, you can attend the Brooklyn Museum’s Brooklyn Ball 2008 on April 3, honoring developer Bruce Ratner and celebrating the opening of an exhibition billed as “the most comprehensive retrospective to date of the work of internationally acclaimed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.”

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Anyone with a hankering for some Atlantic Yards discussion has another chance tonight. There will be an update on Atlantic Yards tonight (3/13) that is expected to draw some public officials. The session will cover the status of Atlantic Yards litigation as well as the financing issues around the development in a very changed economic […]

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“While out documenting the despicable demolition of the Ward Bread Bakery Building for Atlantic Yards, i noticed that some birds appeared to be building a nest, or have already built a nest, inside of a support pole on a lamp post on the corner of Dean Street and Carlton Avenue.” Check out the fight over […]

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The latest missive to Brooklyn residents from Forest City Ratner touts the Community Benefits agreement related to Atlantic Yards. “You gotta love the seven(!) images containing the dummy copy of ‘Ye Olde Community Benefits Agreement.‘ Complete with frayed and crumbling edges, calligraphy font and faux-antique yellowing — the sub-text that the CBA is make-believe couldn’t […]

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Opponents of the Atlantic Yards project got nowhere in court trying to get an injunction to block the demolition of the Carlton Avenue Bridge but gained a procedural advantage yesterday. An appeal of a lower court’s decision against the challenge to the Atlantic Yards Environmental Impact Review process won’t be argued until September. The decision […]

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Photographer Tracy Collins, who is creating an important photographic record of the Atlantic Yards footprint and project, had a bizarre encounter of the finest kind while taking photos of the closed Carlton Avenue Bridge. He calls it another episode of “You Can’t Photograph That.” This time, the photo vigilante wasn’t a police officer, but could […]

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There’s a session this weekend on “Re-Zoning the ‘Atlantic Yards’ Footprint.” It’s presented by the Hunter College Center for Community Preservation and Development (CCPD) and sponsored by the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods. Here’s what the email says: What if our community was given a voice in planning redevelopment over and around the Vanderbilt rail yards? […]

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So, the “father of hip-hop,” Clive Campbell (D.J. Kool Herc) is suing Jay-Z, developer Bruce Ratner and Barclays Bank for $5 billion for slavery reparations. Jay-Z is a part owner of the Nets, which would play in the Barclays Center in Mr. Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project. Barclays has been accused of historic links to the […]

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[Photo courtesy of Tracy Collins/flickr] Ward Bakery is almost toast. Photographer Tracy Collins got some shots of demolition equipment moving in on the buildings, which many had sought to save. Atlantic Yards plans show the site will probably be used as a parking lot for nearly a decade before anything is built there. Mr. Collins […]

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[Photo courtesy of Dope on the Slope/flickr] The “Atlantic Yards Photo Club,” a gathering of photographers exercising the right to take photos around the Atlantic Yards footprint after a videographer was harassed by the MTA police last week, got together yesterday afternoon. The photo above shows Katherin McInnis, who was stopped and questioned by an […]

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[Photo courtesy of threecee/flickr] This contribution to our Say What series of street signs that have been compromised for a wide range of reasons (with our favorite being construction and second favorite being vandalism) comes from photographer Tracy Collins. This is a temporary sign announcing the closure of the Carlton Avenue Bridge, which is now […]

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