...Associated Press is responsible for the latest skeptical report on the future of developer Bruce Ratner's embattled $4 billion plan to build a Nets arena, office towers and thousands of apartments in Brooklyn. Julian Vitullo-Martin (whose article on Brooklyn...
...2010. The NBA's New Jersey Nets, on the other hand, are facing some problems in getting their new arena in Brooklyn. Team owner Bruce Ratner has been planning a new facility that would be part of a large, mixed-used development over 22 acres. But there is...
...on Adam Morrison and Jared Dudley for the 2009-10 season." The Associated Press on the Nets' new arena in Brooklyn: "[Bruce] Ratner is heavily dependent on a pending federal decision that could determine whether tax-exempt bonds can be used to finance the...
...Fan show. WFAN sportstalk host Mike Francesa (joined by guest host Evan Roberts) paints a gloomy picture of the future of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards, colored by the global financial crisis, ongoing law suits and a perceived reluctance on the part of government...
...2011. Because of various issues – the state of the economy, pending legislation, costs, and court decisions – owner Bruce Ratner's vision for his Atlantic Yards development that would include offices, apartments and the new Nets arena is behind schedule. The...
...of the latest developments in a plot line that's starting to have more twists and turns than the Pacific Coast Highway: 1) Bruce Ratner says that famed landscape architect Laurie Olin isn't off the job, but that he's just kind of on a sabbatical. This could...
...Associated Press is responsible for the latest skeptical report on the future of developer Bruce Ratner's embattled $4 billion plan to build a Nets arena, office towers and thousands of apartments in Brooklyn. The article paints a bleak picture of the project,...
...since The Brooklyn Paper reported last month that his private charity has received hundreds of thousands in dollars from Bruce Ratner, the Atlantic Yards developer who has enjoyed strong support from Markowitz. Government watchdogs called the charitable donations...
...local charities and causes for every commitment level. Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn is four years into the fight against Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project, and is funding two cases that are tying it up in court. Even if they win one, Ratner or the state...
...spending will drop 22% to $26.2 billion in the same period. If you believe this report, you have to assume that Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project is in the eye of the credit crisis storm (emphasis added): The credit crunch, a slowing economy and growing...