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State’s only Atlantic yards public hearing set for Wednesday

By Ariella Cohen
The Brooklyn Paper

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The state’s only public hearing on the Atlantic Yards arena, office and housing mega-development will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 23.

Expect a standing room only crowd — including Atlantic Yards celebrities such as Forest City Ratner Vice President James Stuckey, Develop Don’t Destroy spokesman Daniel Goldstein, Atlantic Yards-supporting Assemblyman Roger Green (D–Prospect Heights) and fiery Ratner foe City Councilman Letitia James (D–Prospect Heights).

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The event is the only scheduled public opportunity to comment on the largest single-developer project in Brooklyn’s storied history. A “community forum” will be held on primary election day, Sept. 12.

Wednesday’s four-hour hearing will begin at 4:30 pm in New York City College of Technology’s Klitgord Auditorium, 285 Jay St., Downtown.

People who want to testify will be asked to sign in, said Jessica Copen, a spokeswoman for the Empire State Development Corporation. Copen also suggested that the hearing could go beyond 8:30 pm if people are still waiting to speak.

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