tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post7297520632341626105..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: Abatement: the simple way to remove blightNorman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-17318272461740329122009-12-05T10:48:05.690-05:002009-12-05T10:48:05.690-05:00yes, true blight can be abated, but w/o true bligh...yes, true blight can be abated, but w/o true blight what is there to abate? nothing. <br /><br />the answer to the purported "blight problem" of the Atlantic Yards site handpicked by Forest City Ratner—if there is actually any problem at all—is a rezoning, and fair auction of the rail yards, not a wholesale taking of private property. But that wouldn't give Ratner a real estate monopoly, which was, after all, the purpose of the bogus "blight" finding.Daniel Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559493959544311385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-77552615958503304012009-12-05T09:36:42.295-05:002009-12-05T09:36:42.295-05:00Given chronic corruption and incompetence in the N...Given chronic corruption and incompetence in the NYC DOB, and the approximately 3 million violations of record that are on the books, Mayor Bloomingdales does not seem too interested in abating landlord created blight. Indeed, I'm waiting for Bloomingdales to blame blight on, guess who, greedy rent regulated tenants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com