# 700m — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover 700m. Page: Feed: --- ## [Belatedly Released State Document Suggests Subsidies Would Exceed $700M; Deadlines of 2037/39 for 1st Block and 2040/42 (!?) for 2nd Block Have Escape Hatches](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/belatedly-released-state-document) _2026-08-16 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ If the smaller first block needs $350M, a $700M total wouldn't be enough. NYS admits second platform block not yet viable. Affordable housing conforms to plans disclosed. ## ["Art on the Hour" at the Arena Oculus: a Curious Juxtaposition With Digital Advertising](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/art-on-the-hour-at-the-arena-oculus) _2026-08-13 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ The works vary significantly in style and quality. At BAM, a separate project: a film fest from Spike Lee and Clara Wu Tsai. ## [Behind the Lull, Much Is Percolating: MOU, Financial Analysis, Draft Scope for the Environmental Review](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/behind-the-lull-much-is-percolating) _2026-08-10 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Developer Cirrus's lobbying includes a stepped-up contract for crunch time, plus outreach to clergy (via AG Tish James!). YIMBY Mayor Mamdani's on board. ## [The Brooklyn Nets & NY Liberty Foundation: More Transparent than the Tsais' Social Justice Fund](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/the-brooklyn-nets-and-ny-liberty) _2026-08-07 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Some spending bolsters arena allies, some to national causes. Some goes to local Jewish groups. How could the (phantom) Tsai Foundation give $2M to the teams' foundation? ## [The 2005 Atlantic Yards MOU Was Announced by the Governor & Released to Face Scrutiny](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/the-2005-atlantic-yards-mou-was-announced) _2026-08-04 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ So, why the secrecy about the project's latest Memorandum of Understanding, outlining timetables, subsidies, and more? ## [How Much Money Does Cirrus Workforce Housing Have, and How Long Will it Last?](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/how-much-money-does-cirrus-workforce) _2026-07-30 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Cirrus has raised just $137.7M toward a $400M goal. It has some big expenditures, but also $175M in public funds. Also, NY State has signed an MOU with Cirrus but won't make it public. ## [Is Atlantic Yards, As Per Gov. Hochul, an "Affordable Housing Development"? Not Really.](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/is-atlantic-yards-as-per-gov-hochul) _2026-07-28 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Would there be 40% more below-market units, as per the developer? Nope. Flashback: Greenland's road not taken promised more affordable units, sooner. ## [The Brooklyn Nets, Social Justice, and (Exiting) Sponsor Qatar Airways, from a Repressive Regime](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/the-brooklyn-nets-social-justice) _2026-07-25 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Qatar's made a #sportswashing push worldwide, though it will lose its club at Barclays. Neighboring United Arab Emirates, with even uglier baggage, is entwined with the NBA and the Knicks. ## [At the Barclays Center, an Anniversary Image Claims Brooklyn Centrality](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/at-the-barclays-center-an-anniversary) _2026-07-21 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Is the arena the lodestone around which other borough icons radiate? ## [AI Summaries & Audio Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/F7BmxiKIyXBJ) _2026-07-21 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to concise audio briefings for the latest stories. ## [At Atlantic Yards Town Hall, Talk of Progress, but Some Big Questions Face Distraction, Distortion, and Deflection](https://normanoder.substack.com/p/at-atlantic-yards-town-hall-talk) _2026-07-16 · Norman Oder · Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report (Substack)_ Developers claim density is in context, avoid open space question, and overstate increase in affordability. ESD still waffles on accountability.