Always read @AYreport on anything Atlantic Yards. There's (yet another) new developer and some forgiveness of penalties for not building affordable housing. citylimits.org/new-developmen…

First announced in 2003, the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn has still not delivered the total number of affordable homes it promised. Now, a new development team is poised to take over, and says it'll be different this time. via Norman Oder citylimits.org/new-developmen…

Norman Oder Yet, he did the same thing in Worcester a decade later. I'd say the biggest flaw is believing anything Zimbalist says has a shred of credibility. As best I can tell, he just concocts explanations to support whatever he wants to believe, especially if it pleases his clients.

Accusations of discourtesy, back-room deals and bylaws that ‘don’t even exist’ brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/…

"In recent seasons, particularly the last 2--coinciding with losing seasons--neither the Nets nor the Brigade have been altogether happy with the way things have been running, per multiple sources... With the Nets rebuild, fan interest has waned with more and more empty seats."

Wild story about Brooklyn Marine Terminal final vote. Jo Anne Simon 文雅麗 🟧 "shared the video as part of a harsh critique of the NYC EDC process, which she called 'rushed from the start, constrained by an artificial timeline, heavy-handed, and mired in backroom deals.'" Red Hook Star-Revue

As #AtlanticYards Reboots, a Tight--but Augmented--Schedule for Community Engagement, Starting Next Month normanoder.substack.com/p/as-project-r… Advisory group thought two in-person sessions, then an online wrap-up, couldn't address the meaty issues. Now there will be a fourth workshop.

Thanks, Steve. Also see my overview article for City Limits x.com/CityLimitsNews… Project is half done, but big changes--and, likely, requests for public assistance--are pending #AtlanticYards #PacificParkBK Brownstoner Bklyner BrooklynSpeaks Brooklyn Eagle Brooklyn Paper

Interesting essay about the power of the NYC Council Speaker By CM Christopher Marte Councilmember Christopher Marte

Opening week #BrooklynNets hype. Barclays Center belatedly discloses amplified sound on plaza before home opener Friday atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/10/openin… New food, musical promotions. (Biggie!) But "Brooklyn Block" fan section paused.

Sportico: After 43% jump in 2024, value of Brooklyn Nets' parent BSE Global grew only 9%, now NBA's 6th most valuable. atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/10/sporti… Owner Tsai key in NBA China ventures.

As Brooklyn Nets season starts, it was finally time to remove the Liberty Portraits from the Barclays Center's Ticketmaster Plaza atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/10/as-bro…

Ticketmaster Plaza still truncated as of now for extraction of Liberty Portraits at #BarclayCenter

Wouldja believe: after announcing Friday that on Oct. 24 Ticketmaster Plaza would have amplified sound from 1-4 pm, before #BrooklynNets home opener... today #BarclaysCenter says there also will be amplified sound 6-8 pm. Incompetence, or deliberate obfuscation to neighbors?

Barclays Center unveiled completed renovations ahead of the Nets’ home opener. They include Gallagher Terrace, a premium membership club offering the arena’s only in-seat dining with waiter service, and the Modelo Bridge, an upper concourse fan zone accessible to all guests.

Are Larger Market-Rate Apartments in Brooklyn Marine Terminal Plan Key to the 40% Affordability Promise? normanoder.substack.com/p/are-larger-m… Below-market apartments are smaller. Might they occupy < 40% of square footage? Stay tuned. Same for the revised Atlantic Yards?

ND: "Griffin is founder of G9 Ventures, a venture capital firm... most famous for NYT best-seller, The Tell, a book about how using psychedelics, she recovered repressed memory of abuse... (A NYT investigation in Sept. called into question some of the book’s details)" Um, kinda

Construction union advocates need a better example than #AtlanticYards to highlight less costly development projects atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2025/10/constr… After all, the developer pursued modular housing to lower wages THE CITY