An online archive of stories appearing in The Brooklyn Papers related to Bruce Ratner and his proposed Atlantic Yards project going back to July 2003.

The city and the state have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with the developer Bruce Ratner to build the Nets stadium and at least 4,500 apartments over and around the Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. The project must still go through environmental review, condemnation proceedings, and approval by the state Public Authorities Control Board.

As in the cases of the Hudson Yards and the Atlantic Yards, the MTA faces tough choices and public scrutiny when selling land to raise money for transit. It creates conflict between two public purposes -- economic development and mass transit.

This story is about Dan Goldstein, a condo resident within the footprint of the Atlantic Yards plan who refuses to sell his home. He is a member of the group Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn that is pushing the Unity Plan, an alternative proposal that permits new development over the railyards, but preserves existing buildings.

In their presentation to members of the International Olympic Committee, members of the group Develop, Don't Destroy Brooklyn call the Olympic bid a "trojan horse" designed to help developers grab prime real estate in downtown Brooklyn.

Peter Kalikow, MTA Chairman, publicly stated negotiations with Forest City Ratner Company over the Nets stadium are on hold until the MTA resolves its issues with its property on Manhattan's Far West Side.

Brian Ketcham and Christopher Ketcham argue that, while city planners have emphasized economic development in Brooklyn, they have lost sight of the big picture. As a result, they have neglected their responsibility to identify and mitigate problems created by that development. The authors call for better transportation planning in Brooklyn (and citywide) and recommend East River bridge tolls in order...

The UNITY Plan grew out of the Atlantic Yards Development Workshop, a collaborative association dedicated to developing the Atlantic Yards into a culturall and economically productive site. Developed in cooperation with Brooklyn Councilwoman Leticia James, the UNITY Plan serves as an alternative vision to Forest City Ratner's proposal for the Atlantic Yards site.

Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal has overshadowed much larger development in Downtown Brooklyn, Steve Garmhausen writes. The City's Downtown Brooklyn Plan "anticipates 4.5 million square feet of new office space and up to 15 new towers." And the rezoning plan will generate up to 3,000 new housing units and 800,000 square feet of retail. This plan, the Atlantic Yards project, and the Brooklyn...

Forest City Ratner continues to promote its proposed Nets stadium and local support groups to Brooklynites while avoiding mention of opposition groups or potential project drawbacks.