tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post147439903558787705..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: Boosting Barclays? Downtown Brooklyn Partnership proposes BID to encompass arena, malls, cultural district, extending to Prospect Heights; Council approval sought this yearNorman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-2654113883215987382013-01-09T15:23:17.883-05:002013-01-09T15:23:17.883-05:00Norman. As a resident of the area, I would like t...Norman. As a resident of the area, I would like to thank you for continuing to report and analyze important issues such as the proposed BID. Your article raises some interesting questions. In particular, the funding source for the BID, and control of the BID. Most of the structures in the proposed BID would be exempt from dues, or pay minimal dues (residential buildings, government buildings, non-profit/cultural buildings, and apparently the Barclays Center). While I would be glad to see a BID cleanup the area, the residents living in the area have had mixed experiences with the Downtown Brooklyn Parternship. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership seems to have an agenda for the BAM Cultural District that is not in sync with its cultural and residential characteristics. For example, last Fall the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership sponsored a weekday rap concert in a parking lot between 4 residential buildings that ran until 11PM. The Partnership didn't seem to recognize that there were several hundred residents that had to go to attend work or school the following morning. That incident seemed to indicate the need to have more resident participation and oversight over the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. This is particulary so since they will be managing the city owned public space at the Two Trees residential tower being planned for the lot at Flatbush/Lafayette/Ashland. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com