It has come to my attention that a bit of back and forth editing on Councilman
Bill De Blasio's Wikipedia page has been taking place in the last few weeks. One paragraph in particular has gone through a few re-writes before it was omitted altogether.
Looking at the edits on the Wiki Scanner Page it is evident that DeBlasio or one of his staffers has been doing some on-line damage control.
The subtle changes in the paragraph speak volumes about De Blasio. The Councilman has been playing a game of " Now I Am Pro-Development, Now I'm Not" depending on how it will make him look in the press and how it will affect his political record. It is about time that he stands up for something. I hope he will choose to listen to his constituents, most of whom favor a responsible, contextual development plan which includes updating Brooklyn's antiquated infrastructure.
Here are the "subtle" changes on Bill's Wiki Page.
*De Blasio has encountered criticism for his continued opposition to a number of large scale real estate developments that have been supported by his constituents. For example, De Blasio is currently opposed to the popular development of a project at the site of a parking lot on Atlantic Avenue and Court Street in Downtown Brooklyn. This project was recently rejected by De Blasio's representatives in the anti-development Community Board 6, even thought the proposed building conforms with the scale of the surrounding apartment building and brownstone neighborhood. De Blasio's support of parking over people has earned him considerable enmity among Cobble Hill families. On the other hand, De Blasio has supported some affordable housing efforts. De Blasio is also a supporter of the generally popular Atlantic Yards development proposed by Bruce Ratner.
*On the other hand, De Blasio has supported some affordable housing efforts. De Blasio is also a supporter of the generally popular Atlantic Yards development, a major affordable housing initiative currently under development.
*This project was recently rejected by Community Board 6, which is seeking to keep height limitations and contextual buildings in the neighborhood. The proposed building exceeds the scale and context of the surrounding apartment building and brownstone neighborhood. De Blasio is also a supporter of the generally unpopular Atlantic Yards development, which critics contend will be excessive in size,provide major tax subsidies to the developer and will have a detrimental impact upon the neighborhood.
*This project was previously rejected by Community Board 6, which is seeking to preserve parking spaces for wealthy neighborhood residents. The since approved building matches the local context of small apartment buildings and brownstones. On the other hand, De Blasio has supported some popular development projects. De Blasio is a supporter of the generally popular Atlantic Yards development, which is a major mixed-income housing, retail, office and sports complex.
And now, the paragraph has been deleted altogether.
As I said, subtle changes, but, oh, so meaningful.
Incidentally, I have been invited by Bill De Blasio tonight as a member of the Brooklyn blogging community to a "conversation about issues of concern to all of us as Brooklynites."
I'll let you know tomorrow how it went and what he said.
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