To Build Arena in Brooklyn, Developer First Builds Bridges - New York Times [clip-h]

Ratner seems to be quite organized

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To Build Arena in Brooklyn, Developer First Builds Bridges

By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
Published: October 14, 2005

In the two years since he announced his ambitious Atlantic Yards development
in downtown Brooklyn, Bruce Ratner has lined up an impressive roster of
supporters, including Gov. George E. Pataki, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the
Rev. Al Sharpton, and even the rap artist Jay-Z.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/nyregion/14yards.html