The BMT: Will this time be different?: Red Hook braces for a mega-project on the waterfront. Can it avoid the mistakes of Atlantic Yards?

Author

• Steve Kastenbaum, Craig Newmark Graduate School of JournalismFollow

Graduation Date

Winter 12-19-2025

Grading Professor

Meg Cramer

Subject Concentration

Urban Reporting

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Abstract

"The BMT: Will this time be different?" investigates how New York City's push to rapidly build housing is reshaping communities. A $3.5 billion mega-project at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal promises transformation through 6,000 apartments, a modernized port, and waterfront improvements, but residents are split on whether it represents progress or displacement. The development uses a controversial "general project plan" process that bypasses normal community review, the same approach that enabled the still-unfinished Atlantic Yards project. Local voices in Red Hook range from excitement about investment, jobs and amenities to fears about gentrification and broken promises. This pilot episode launches a series exploring how housing development, community interests, and economic forces collide in New York City.

https://audioboom.com/posts/8816165-the-bmt-will-this-time-be-different

Recommended Citation

Kastenbaum, Steve, "The BMT: Will this time be different?: Red Hook braces for a mega-project on the waterfront. Can it avoid the mistakes of Atlantic Yards?" (2025). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gj_etds/813