Editorial: Over the last 12 months, no story has been as important to Brooklyn — and, as a result, to this newspaper — as Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-development. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: The biggest real-estate project in the history of Brooklyn went from being a dream of a few politicians and a developer to a state-ordained reality this year. And every week, Bruce Ratner’s plan for a mini-city of 16 towers and an arena for the New Jersey Nets was in The Papers. Here’s a refresher course. Comment.

Development: If you can’t beat ’em, buy ’em. Comment.

Atlantic Yards: From the first fireworks of New Year’s Day to the state’s end-of-year approval of Bruce Ratner’s plans to transform a rail yard into a mini-Times Square, this year had it all. Here’s our highly subjective overview. Comment.