Bondy (Daily News) writes: "Ratner is still hoping to get this whole thing done by 2007 … Don’t believe the timetable. The New Jersey Nets will be suffering lameduck-hood for many years to come."
"Ratner has bought out about 80% of the properties that stand in the
way, and the project has key borough support. But there are still local
residents who object to the approaching bulldozers, and to a
public-private partnership that initially will cost taxpayers more than
$200 million in infrastructure improvements."
"Nothing ever gets built around here … For
decades, there have been … all
these pricey stadium and arena projects on the drawing board … Still there is nothing, even after nearly a dozen years of pro-development, Republican mayoralties." Read it all…