all stories tagged "Atlantic Yards"


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Skip the Entertainment, Groups Want Jobs and Housing from Atlantic Yards
Georgia Kral  |  September 25, 2012 4:00 AM | 3 Comments
The Barclays Center opens on Friday, and neighborhood groups are demanding accountability.VIDEO
The journalist Norman Oder has been chronicling the story of the Atlantic Yards development on his watchdog blog Atlantic Yards Report for more than five years. Photo by Jonathan Barkey.
The Beat Goes On: Q&A With Atlantic Yards Watchdog Journalist Norman Oder
Georgia Kral  |  September 6, 2012 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
The Barclays Center opens Sept. 28. Is it according to plan and what happens next?VIDEO
Deb Goldstein. "This is shot in what was once my brother's apartment. Now, 'Center Court' of the 'Barclay's Arena'". Photo by Michael Galinsky.
T-Shirt Designer on the Rough Edges of Brooklyn Development
Toby Milstein  |  August 30, 2012 4:00 AM | 2 Comments
Deb Goldstein designed the t-shirt "I'm still calling it Atlantic Av - Pacific St."
Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries speaks with a Prospect Heights resident on Bergen Street at one of his summer Subway Office Hours events. MetroFocus/ Georgia Kral
Assemblyman and Congressional Nominee Still Keeps Subway Office Hours
Georgia Kral  |  August 2, 2012 11:10 AM | Comments

For six years, Hakeem Jeffries has been meeting constituents outside the subway stations in his district.

"Just Do It: A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws"
Occupy the Movies: OWS Moves Out of Zuccotti and Onto the Silver Screen
Georgia Kral  |  December 7, 2011 4:00 AM | 1 Comment
The “Films for the Occupation” series will screen at venues across New York City beginning Dec. 13. VIDEO
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A Story of Three Arenas: Of Sports, Money and Democracy
John Farley  |  August 1, 2011 6:00 AM | 5 Comments
Controversy has consumed the construction of three arenas in recent years. Why does the combination of sports and development incite such furious debate?
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