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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Comments on the NY Daily News Story / Problems with ECF/DOE Projects


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“There is so much misinformation,” said Douglas MacLaury, senior vice president of the Mattone Group, one of the developers vying for the PS 199 site. “The neighborhood gets a brand new school paid for by the residential development that rises on the site. This is a win-win for the neighborhood, children, city, and the developer.”


Not really true.  The latest ECF/DOE projects were poorly planned and are over crowded. After 4 years of displacement, the last ECF project, PS 59, opened with 1st grade and kindergarden wait-listing and a scrapped pre-K program. See the following articles:




Moreover, the developer lost financing and is only now looking to complete the project, see the Wall Street Journal article.

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