With his latest legal victory in hand, Bruce Ratner has filed for a series of demolition permits to begin clearing land in Brooklyn for the arena and a vast temporary parking lot for Net fans. Ratner owns or controls the vast majority of property at the site. Meanwhile, the Empire State Development Corp. released data on Ratner's projected profits on the $4.2 billion complex. They show an 8.4% return, which critics immediately questioned.
- A dozen planned demolitions would create 'facts on the ground' - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Atlantic Yards Planned Demolitions (Map) - No Land Grab
- Source: FCR plans to start demolition 'within 6 weeks' - Brooklyn Speaks
- Ratner nets Bklyn bonus business - Rich Calder - New York Post
- Downtown Brooklyn Is Booming - Michael Stoler - New York Sun
- The jackhammers begin - Amy Zimmer - Metro New York
- AY Financial Projections: We Got 'Em - The Brownstoner
- Nets for sale? Document suggests cash flow stops in 2013 - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Critics Deem Atlantic Yards Documents Insufficient - Eliot Brown - New York Sun
- Minority- and women-owned businesses get Atlantic Yards contracts - Noreen Malcolm - New York Amsterdam News
- Demolition Work To Begin Next Week On Atlantic Yards Project - Jeanine Ramirez - NY1
- Atlantic Yards construction - Amy Zimmer - Metro New York
