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Atlantic Yards
Brooklyn: A Developing Story
Atlantic Yards may have generated the most heat, but it's just one of several ambitious development ideas that took shape in the borough over the past decade.
Opinions Harden Over Atlantic Yards Housing
The dramatic slow-down in housing construction at the Brooklyn site is fodder for opponents of the project. But supporters believe the development will still make good on its commitments.
Traffic, Noise & Hope: Atlantic Yards Still Elicits Mixed Views
Opponents of Atlantic Yards feel vindicated by the challenges facing the development. Business owners in the area express a mix of concern and optimism.
Nets Arrive, Questions Remain At Atlantic Yards
The Nets are coming to Brooklyn with a 15-man roster and a tip-off in fall 2012. Traffic, jobs, housing and economic activity are coming, too, but no one is sure precisely how much or exactly when.
Brooklyn's Arena Is Coming. What's Coming Next?
In a matter of months the Nets will be playing ball at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, as envisioned more than eight years ago by developer Bruce Ratner. But the rest of Atlantic Yards' promise has yet to be fulfilled. Given the deep disagreement the project prompted, what does that mean for Brooklyn?
Hot And Cool: How Brooklyn Became A Destination
The snazzy high-rises of downtown might obscure the history, but Brooklyn wasn't always the place to be. Chapter two of City Limits' Brooklyn issue explores how the biggest borough also became the hottest.
Moses, Jacobs And You: The Battle For Gotham
A history of the philosophical battle between Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs, told by an author who, wisely, took it personally.
Waking the Dead
Lomex. Robert Moses. Westway. Jane Jacobs. What New York's planning past tells us about its future.
Five Boroughs. One City. No Plan.
Is the city's failure to plan a plan for failure?
Whose Dreams Will Decide?
The push for neighborhoods to have more than a voice.
The Casualties
"A lot of small businesses aren't getting the assistance they need to become more competitive."
Development, Zoning Fights Fuel Push For NYC Roadmap
In the new issue of City Limits, a look at the growing calls for New York to take a more comprehensive—and inclusive—approach to planning its physical future.
Afraid of Crime Now? Join The Kids
There are plenty of neighborhoods in New York City where the presence of guns, as well as their deadly consequences, are routine. And it's a reality that no single demographic in New York City knows quite as intimately as youth.
Strong Feelings About Yankee Stadium Deal? Too Bad.
A closed door meeting -- prompted by deals like Atlantic Yards, Yankee Stadium and Columbia University's expansion -- is examining how developers deliver community benefits in New York.
Charter Debate: A Zero-Sum Game?
At a Charter Revision Commission hearing in the Bronx, the theme was power: Who wants more, and who's supposed to give it up.
Now What?
The Struggle for a Solution
A Quiet Alarm Sounds
A multimedia art exhibit in Fort Greene examines the neighborhood-changing going on all around it.
Bronx Living Wage Battle
Moves To City Council
As the City Council takes up consideration of the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment plan, the developer and local pols are locked in a dispute that could derail the project.
Scandal Leaves Lack
Of Service In Its Wake
Its reputation suffering, ACORN is hampered from delivering needed counseling to lower-income New Yorkers - and it's not clear who will pick up the slack.
Boro Presidents' Fight
Extends Beyond Election
There's just one real contest in the races for borough president this fall, but next year could see a debate over whether the city still needs the post.
Atlantic Yards
In a matter of months the Nets will be playing ball at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, as envisioned more than eight years ago by developer Bruce Ratner. But the rest of Atlantic Yards' promise has yet to be fulfilled. Given the deep disagreement the project prompted, what does that mean for Brooklyn?
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The Unfulfilled Promises of Atlantic Yards
What's missing from the controversial development site? Not just the jobs and housing, says this writer, but the independent monitor required by the community benefits agreement.
