| Jets Stadium Editorial (December
4, 2004) |
"Atlantic Yards" Editorial
(August 6, 2006) |
| NY Times on
Public Money |
| "But New Yorkers seem to have little
say in this enormous commitment of public money for what would be the most
expensive professional football stadium ever..." |
The editorial is silent
on New Yorkers having no say on the enormous
commitment of public money for the whole project and on the
most expenseive arena ever at a current (and rising cost of $637 million |
| NY Times on
Public Relations |
| "...although they have been subjected
to a crop of he-said, he-said TV commercials..." |
The editorial is silent
on Ratner's numerous pieces of propaganda
material (including widely distributed material using the Times'
logo!). |
| NY Times on
the Aproval Process |
| "...The approval process is on
something beyond a fast track - it's more like a runaway train..." |
The editorial is silent
on rush, rush, rush before the Pataki Administration comes to an end. |
| NY Times
on Public Input |
| "...pitifully few opportunities
for genuine public input..." |
The editorial is silent
on the fact that there is NO genuine public input for "Atlantic Yards." |
| NY Times on
Zoning |
| "...rezoning is critical for the
right kind of redevelopment..." |
The editorial is silent
on "Atlantic Yards" as a State zoning override, lacking
any rezoning (we assume then that as "Atlantic Yards" had
no rezoning it can't be the "right kind of redevelopment." |
| NY Times on
the City Council |
| "...The Council could put limits
on density to prevent overbuilding, but the Council is shut out of the stadium
deal itself..." |
The editorial is silent
on the fact that the City
Council is shut out entirely of the Ratner deal itself. Thus there is
no limit on density, there is only extreme
density. |
| NY Times on
the Political Process |
| "...But this is the kind of project
that should be decided by the political process..." |
WE AGREE,
but The editorial is silent on this. |
