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The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
Atlantic Yards
Revised plan for Atlantic Yards street closures discussed at town hall meeting
Posted: February 27, 2010
On February 24, City Council members Letitia James, Brad Lander and Steven Levin held a town hall meeting at which representatives from NYC DOT, Forest City Ratner, and the Empire State Development Corporation discussed planned street closures related to the Atlantic Yards project and answered questions from attendees.
LOCATION UPDATE: Public information meeting on street closings at Atlantic Yards
02/24/2010 - 6:00pm
02/24/2010 - 8:00pm
Permanent street closures announced at Atlantic Yards site
Posted: January 11, 2010
Today, Forest City Ratner announced the permanent closing of the following streets in Prospect Heights, beginning on or about February 1.
- Fifth Avenue (between Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues)
- Pacific Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
- Pacific Street (between Vanderbilt and Carlton Avenues)
These streets are being closed to accommodate the Atlantic Yards project. Northbound traffic on Fifth Avenue can use Flatbush Avenue or Sixth Avenue to continue north; southbound traffic can use Sixth Avenue.
Posted: December 23, 2009
Residents of the Pacific Dean Annex shelter on Dean and Pacific Streets between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues were advised Monday, December 7 that the facility would close permanently on January 15 and begin demolition shortly thereafter as part of the Atlantic Yards project.
Shelter operators and NYC DHS are working to find permanent housing for the 88 families that currently occupy the shelter. Families unable to find permanent housing by January 15 will be transferred to another shelter. According to shelter officials, no relocation assistance is being provided to families by the developer.
Traffic changes and street closures announced around Atlantic Yards site
Posted: December 17, 2009
The Atlantic Yards Community Liaison has published a notice to the public that beginning on Monday, December 21, 2009, the following streets in Brooklyn will undergo directional changes:
- Fifth Avenue, between Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, will become northbound only
- Pacific Street, between Fifth/Sixth Avenues, will become two-way
