Tanangachi Mfuni wrote over at gothamgazette.com: "The complex relationship between Ratner and the neighborhood began in
the mid 1990s. when Ratner built Atlantic Center. Although it featured
popular stores, including a Pathmark supermarket and an Old Navy, its
architecture was deliberately forbidding. To discourage loitering in
the crime-plagued neighborhood, it offered few gathering spaces or
public areas."
"A second building, Atlantic Terminal, opened this year. To make
it more inviting – and reflecting the lower crime rate in the area – it
features open spaces and benches."
Bonus from the archives: Mike points out the similarities between the Atlantic Center logo and the symbol used by people who identify themselves as anarchists.
