By Raanan Geberer
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

BROOKLYN – After a contentious meeting at which more than 45 people spoke, the MTA board, as expected, approved a new financial deal for Forest City Ratner’s planned Atlantic Yards development.

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BROOKLYN — Empire State Development Corporation’s (ESDC) Board of Directors Tuesday adopted an amended “General Project Plan� for Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project.

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By Ronald Blum
Associated Press

BOOKLYN — The chief executive of the Nets defended his team's decision to jettison architect Frank Gehry's design for a new arena in Brooklyn and replace it with a more conventional and {read more...}

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – After the New York State Supreme Court dismissed yet another lawsuit that seeks to stop Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project from being built in Brooklyn, opponents of the project appealed.

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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Even as observers speculate about the effect of the economic crisis on Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards arena-highrise project, Barclays Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to the arena, to be called the {read more...}

By Amy Westfeldt
Associated Press

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN -- Bruce Ratner's $4 billion dream for a new Brooklyn will have to wait, at least until next year.

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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, the lead community group in opposition to Bruce Ratner’s proposed Atlantic Yards project, is asking its supporters to attend the oral argument of its appeal Wednesday in court.

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DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — The opponents of Atlantic Yards continue to lose each and every lawsuit and appeal that they file. But that doesn’t stop them from suing again and again.

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BROOKLYN — A coalition of Brooklyn elected officials and civic groups yesterday gathered on the steps of City Hall in Manhattan to launch the “Campaign to Reform Atlantic Yards,� an initiative to pass new {read more...}