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Forest City Ratner Companies

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    Brooklynites Who Once Supported Atlantic Yards Switch Sides, Claiming Broken Promises

    ​Across the street from the under-construction Atlantic Yards stadium, the future home of the Nets in Prospect Heights, a group of about 100 Brooklynites gathered yesterday to protest several large development projects in the neighborhood which they say have not delivered the promised job and ... More >>

  • Film

    June 15, 2011

    Memory Lane: A Look Back at the Campaign Against Atlantic Yards in Battle for Brooklyn

    ​Across the street from the under-construction Atlantic Yards stadium, the future home of the Nets in Prospect Heights, a group of about 100 Brooklynites gathered yesterday to protest several large development projects in the neighborhood which they say have not delivered the promised job and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Brooklyn Nets Want to Woo Subway Riders With Free Beer

    Drink up.​The Nets have one of the worst records in the NBA right now (6-17), so fans have good reason to drink. Lucky for them, a beer might be on the house if they start taking the train to the game. The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council is looking to ease traffic that will b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Posts of the Week

    With approximately two and a half hours to go until the onset of the weekend, it's time to take a fond look back at the best posts to hit the website since Monday: We ranked the 10 Worst Things to Eat Around Times Square, NY. Chasing the White Dog author Max Watman talked hooch, cocktologists, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2010

    Atlantic Yards is a Go: Streets Close March 8, Evictions Expected Soon

    ​Get those shackles ready, Freddy's: Judge Abraham Gerges has denied what appears to be the last big appeal of the eminent domain seizures for the Atlantic Yards project. Several businesses, including Freddy's, are denied all relief; others, including condo owner Daniel Goldstein, may file c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Downtown Brooklyn -- Where It's All Happening, Eventually, Baby!

    ​The New York Post has the surprising story: that the newest Hot Nabe is -- Downtown Brooklyn! Yes, the zone of borough offices, courts, the Transit Museum, and crappy delis is "Brooklyn's fastest-growing residential neighborhood" -- its population has tripled in just 10 years. That still l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2010

    Yonkers Pol Sandy Annabi Charged With Corruption in Ratner (Atlantic Yards) Project

    Yonkers pol Sandy Annabi, accused of corruption.Yonkers Democratic pol Sandy Annabi and two others were charged today with conspiracy, bribery, and extortion in connection with the startling reversal in 2006 of Annabi's opposition to a Forest City Ratner project in Westchester County. Forest City ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 26, 2009

    Did Atlantic Yards Ruling Pass the Buck on 'Blight'?

    Tuesday's Atlantic Yards decision, in which New York's highest court upheld the right of the state to seize private property on behalf of a mega-developer, will doubtlessly impact the lives of thousands of Brooklyn residents and be discussed for years to come. But the court backed off from a cen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    As Appeal Goes Forward, MTA Hit With New Atlantic Yards Suit

    Bruce Ratner and his Atlantic Yards project are really getting it in the neck this week. Tomorrow an appeal by landholders of the eminent domain seizure of their properties for the sports, shopping, office and residential mega-plan gets going in court. And now Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, state s ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 1, 2009

    Senate Coup Plotters' Hidden Agenda

    Tabloids call it a circus, but the lobbyists' goal is to squelch reforms

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Ratner Avenue! Developer Gets MTA Atlantic Yards Windfall -- and Subway Station Naming Rights

    Just when you think Bruce Ratner and his cockamamie Atlantic Yards project are down for the count, they get back up again -- assisted by the city's moneyed interests. The MTA just cut Forest City Ratner an amazing deal. As expected, he'll pay $100 million for the Vanderbilt Railyards -- but he on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 30, 2009

    Atlantic Yards Combatants Finally Forced To Sit Through State Senate Hearing

    The footprint. Image via Atlantic Yards or Atlantic Lots. Yesterday was the long-awaited — like, six years long — first state legislative hearing on Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project, with State Senator Bill Perkins convening his Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions Committee ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Ratner Projects Among Beneficiaries of Union-Management "Compact"

    The Building and Construction Trades Council, representing unions, and the Building Trades Employers' Association, representing contractors, say they've formed a "historic compact" on 12 New York building projects that will save between 16 and 21 percent on labor costs. Under the Obamaish-named "Eco ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Atlantic Yards Resists Court Challenge; More to Come

    Don't rule out Atlantic Yards builder Bruce Ratner yet: though recent events show time is not on his side, the courts certainly have been. Today the Observer reports that another court challenge by opponents went Ratner's way: a suit against the state, charging that it improperly used eminent domai ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Atlantic Yards Continues to Not Get Built

    If you're wondering what's going on with the troubled Atlantic Yards development project, the answer is nothing much and nothing good for developer Forest City Ratner. Back in 2007 a judge ruled that the way a long-term tenant of Henry Weinstein's Pacific Street building transfered his lease to Ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Markowitz Weakens on Atlantic Yards

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2008

    Atlantic Yards Foes Say Nets Not Much of a Draw

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    Work Stops at Atlantic Yards

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2008

    Pols Suggest MTA Deal Land for $; Still Seeks Missing Report

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2008

    Setback for Atlantic Yards: Motion to Dismiss Denied

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Newell Late $ Surge Brings Him Within $2.9M of Silver

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2008

    Atlantic Yards Showdown Over the Slowdown

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Lobbying Albany: A Recession-Proof Industry

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Atlantic Yards Subsidies Might Total $2 Billion

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2008

    Formal Opposition: Protesters Dress Down Brooklyn Museum Over Bruce Ratner Honor

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2008

    Atlantic Yards Opponents Protest Brooklyn Museum’s Choice to Honor Bruce Ratner Tonight

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2008

    Let’s Do the Time Warp Again: Atlantic Yards as Interpretive Dance

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    Atlantic Yards Opponents Look With Hope to Gov. Paterson

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2008

    Spitzer Sex Scandal and YOU: How Prostitutes Impact Congestion Pricing and More

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2008

    Could the Bond Market Hurt Atlantic Yards Affordable Housing?

    The normally development-friendly Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz actually said something almost critical of a developer yesterday. He suggested Forest City Ratner, despoilers of Atlantic Yards, should look at a "more economically feasible" plan for the Nets stadium/luxury complex than th ... More >>

  • News

    January 22, 2008

    Who's Buried in Atlantic Yards?

    A resistance movement drowning its sorrows during a pub quiz in Red Hook

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2007

    Questions Await New Atlantic Yards Ombudsman

    A resistance movement drowning its sorrows during a pub quiz in Red Hook

  • News

    August 21, 2007

    Letters

    A resistance movement drowning its sorrows during a pub quiz in Red Hook

  • News

    August 14, 2007

    NIMBY Love

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2006

    Cloudy Atlantic Yards Passes, Thanks to Silver Lining

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • News

    August 22, 2006

    Letters

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • News

    August 8, 2006

    Letters

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • News

    August 1, 2006

    Letters

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2006

    Ratner Foes See Victory in 'Loss'

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2006

    Nets Foes Shoot Suit

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2005

    Ferrer and the Two Rats

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2005

    Is Gotbaum Master of Her Domain?

    Fighting Atlantic Yards takes hard work and . . . wedding vows?

  • News

    August 9, 2005

    'Times' to Commoners: Go Elsewhere

    Don't soil our publicly subsidized new HQ with your riff-raff

  • News

    July 12, 2005

    The Battle of Brooklyn

    Grassroots groups split on whether arena plan scores for borough

  • News

    November 16, 2004

    The Times' Sweetheart Deal

    The paper gets huge subsidy, then sells old headquarters building for a huge profit

  • News

    July 29, 2003

    Sports

    The paper gets huge subsidy, then sells old headquarters building for a huge profit

  • News

    September 17, 2002

    The New Harlem

    Who's Behind the Real Estate Gold Rush and Who's Fighting It?

  • News

    June 18, 2002

    The Paper of Wreckage

    The 'Times' Bulldozes Its Way to a Sweetheart Land Deal You Will Pay For

  • News

    May 28, 2002

    BAM's Boom

    Is It Good for Fort Greene?

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