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A Quiet Alarm Sounds
CityLimits.org
With the controversial Atlantic Yards construction site looming just beyond MoCADA's front door, “The Gentrification of Brooklyn” sounds a quiet alarm, ...

Diamond's shining moment amid the crisis
Financial Times
... York's top civic and community leaders took turns praising the future home of Barclays Center, a sports arena to be built on Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards. ...

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Gossip On This (blog)
Jay-Z and Beyonce Attend Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Barclays Center in NYC
Gossip On This (blog)
... ground-breaking ceremony of the controversial Barclays Center Atlantic Yards project last Thursday (May 11) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. ...

PR-inside.com (press release)
Construction to Begin on Prokhorov's NJ Nets Stadium
The Moscow Times
When Ratner proposed Atlantic Yards before the economic downturn, celebrity architect Frank Gehry was going to transform downtown Brooklyn with apartment ...
Atlantic Yards breaks ground: Nets are the heartbreak kidsNJ.com (blog)
JAY-Z AND BEYONCE LAUNCH BASKETBALL ARENA PROJECTContactmusic.com

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New York Daily News
Mayor Bloomberg likes the big picture, but he should keep an eye on the ...
New York Daily News
He was in his element last week at the groundbreaking for the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn - thousands of jobs, billions of dollars (plus more than ...

New York Times (blog)
What Is Atlantic Yards? A Complete Failure of Democracy
Huffington Post (blog)
None have acting responsibly or with principle or courage to stop the largest project proposed in Brooklyn's history, which has trampled on too many rights ...
Scholars: What Atlantic Yards Could MeanThe Brooklyn Ink (blog)
Ground Broken on Atlantic Yards ProjectNew York Times (blog)
You can't make this stuff up -- Atlantic Yards edition »New York Daily News (blog)
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Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
Barclays breaks ground with 18000-seat basketball stadium in Brooklyn
The Guardian
And some community activists have railed against the compulsory purchase of properties to redevelop Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards. ...
Barclays Is Now The Most Hated Bank In BrooklynThe Business Insider
A hoop dream that could boost BarclaysIndependent

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Nets Are Scorching (blog)
The 'Weghe' of the Future
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
“The nice thing about Brooklyn is, it gives you instant history,” the former two-time NBA All-Star added. “It has a great tradition of sports. ...
The Record: Forget Nets, go Grizzlies?NorthJersey.com
NY mayor breaks ground on arena for Russian tycoon's NBA teamRIA Novosti

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New York Times (blog)
Complaint Box | They're Stealing My Sky
New York Times (blog)
And like the Atlantic Yards, money put a hold on things for a bit, but the trucks and tools and workmen came back. This is New York City after all. ...

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Shovels fly at Nets arena groundbreaking
Field of Schemes
More than six years in the making, Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards project (aka the Barclays Center arena, aka the place the New Jersey Nets plan to play when ...

Gigwise
I Got 99 Problems, But Eminent Domain Ain't One: White Brooklynites Against Jay-Z
The Awl
But Jay-Z can count a few detractors amongst white folks in brownstone Brooklyn. Early yesterday afternoon, Jay-Z arrived to break ground on Atlantic Yards, ...
Jay-Z, Beyonce Appear Together At Groundbreaking CeremonyGigwise
Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z: Barclay's GroundbreakersGossipCenter.com
Gov's big scoopNew York Post
MTV.com
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Photos: Nets Break Ground, Protester Arrested for Drumming
Gothamist
But seriously folks, he also said, "This project at Atlantic Yards will yield 16000 union construction jobs and 5500 permanent jobs right here on the site. ...

Washington Post
Top 5 political photos
Washington Post
Protesters wearing large masks of New York politicians and developers, prepare to put on a skit critical of Brooklyn's controversial Atlantic Yards project, ...

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Long-Awaited Groundbreaking Held for Atlantic Yards
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
By Raanan Geberer BROOKLYN – “The next best thing to being at this groundbreaking will be going to opening ...

Protests mar groundbreaking for NJ Nets' NYC arena
The Associated Press
"As the buildings rise on Atlantic Yards, the joblessness rate will fall right here in Brooklyn," Paterson said, claiming the project would create 16000 ...

New York Times (blog)
A Sad Day for Brooklyn: Atlantic Yards Groundbreaking
Huffington Post (blog)
Atlantic Yards would create lots of new housing immediately adjacent to mass transit lines. It would be a mix of residential, commercial, retail, ...
Ground Broken on Atlantic Yards ProjectNew York Times (blog)
Scholars: What Atlantic Yards Could MeanThe Brooklyn Ink (blog)
You can't make this stuff up -- Atlantic Yards edition »New York Daily News (blog)
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NY1
Residents, Businesses Divided Over Benefits Of Atlantic Yards Project
NY1
"It's a very sad day for Brooklyn,” said a third. One concern many shared is how the area will be affected by construction. "I'm just worried. ...

New York Daily News
Atlantic Yards set to break ground as neighboring families, companies are told ...
New York Daily News
Brooklyn's new Nets arena finally breaks ground Thursday - and residents and businesses near the Atlantic Yards project were told they have 30 days to get ...

NY1
Officials To Break Ground On Atlantic Yards Project
NY1
While work has been ongoing at the Atlantic Yards site since last fall, the groundbreaking marks the next phase in the construction of the 18000 seat ...
New Architects For Atlantic Yards?Gothamist
Groundbreaking at Atlantic Yards comes years lateCrain's New York Business
State 'cages' key Atlantic Yards holdoutNew York Post
Reason Online (blog) -YourNabe.com -New York Magazine
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Huffington Post (blog)
Barclays Center Design Plans Released (PICTURES)
Huffington Post (blog)
Renderings for the Atlantic Yards Barclays Center were revealed yesterday. After many years of controversy and lawsuits, a groundbreaking ceremony for the ...