controversial mixed-use Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn
"I do think there's a place for eminent domain," de Blasio said, explaining that he is a "pro development progressive." "When appropriate you do maximize height and density to maximize affordable housing."
The advocate was less pleased about the closing of St. Vincent's hospital in the West Village, and he blamed the state government for not acting to stop the act. "I'm convinced this failure didn't need to occur," he said.
De Blasio is also interested in building a cross-harbor tunnel for rail and freight traffic, a move he said would greatly cut down on truck traffic in Manhattan. "That's something we should commit ourselves to not matter how difficult it may be to achieve," he said.
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