to stem the tide of companies leaving New York City for New Jersey and other locations. While rents in Manhattan are prohibitive for some companies, offering lower rent office space in the boroughs was seen as a way to keep jobs in the city and maintain the tax base that sustains municipal services. Spearheaded by the then-mayor, the project has received the approval of the Empire State Development Corporation. At least 30% of the project's units are reserved for low-, moderate- or middle-income tenants, so some people advocating affordable housing also supported the project. One of the more prominent members of this group was ACORN, which signed the Affordable Housing Memorandum of Understanding with Forest City Ratner in 2005. Construction workers have been another group of strong supporters for the project. Anchor of Fox's Good Day New York, Rosanna Scotto, a native of the Dyker Heights section of Brooklyn, is also a supporter. See also Atlantic Terminal Mall Forest City Enterprises Hudson Yards (development), a redevelopment project in Manhattan also over a LIRR yard MetroTech Center References External links Pacific Park website Commentary websites: The New York Timess topic page Atlantic Yards Report a watchdog site, written by journalist Norman Oder The New York Observers coverage New York Daily News coverage The local weekly Brooklyn Papers coverage Brooklyn Nets Downtown Brooklyn Economy of New York City Empire State Development Corporation Forest City Realty Trust Fort Greene, Brooklyn Long Island Rail Road Neighborhoods in Brooklyn Prospect Heights, Brooklyn Basketball in New York City Urban planning in New York City Buildings and structures under construction in the United States Residential buildings in Brooklyn Multi-building developments in New York City