Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Brooklyn reporters Tuesday, "If there’s any way Ratner can possibly do it, he should use the Gehry design, because he will get great events from around the world going directly to Brooklyn." The mayor, who's seeking a third term, blamed critics for the change in architects, "One of the great sins here is this small group of people stalled it so long [that] the economy is different."
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