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Norman Oder

Journalist Norman Oder has written about the Atlantic Yards development -- and other urban issues -- in his watchdog Atlantic Yards Report blog since 2006 and is now working on a book about Atlantic Yards. Until late 2010, he spent 14 years as an editor at the magazine Library Journal. In 2000, he began operating a tour guide business specializing in Brooklyn, New York Like a Native. He lives in Brooklyn.

Lifespan of a (Brooklyn) Fact: Can One in Seven Americans Trace Roots to Brooklyn?

Neighborhood
Norman Oder • Aug 08, 2012

Atlantic Yards Watch: Tracking Daily Impacts

While the overall response to Atlantic Yards may seem a salutary example of citizen media, using widely available innovations like blogs and YouTube, it also relies on several educated professionals.
Norman Oder • Aug 01, 2011

A Caution on Hong Kong Envy

Two recent conferences make clear that while New Yorkers enthuse about Hong Kong’s advances, many from Hong Kong worry about the cost of progress.
Norman Oder • Aug 10, 2010