Proponents of the resolution hailed the 20-to-1 vote by legislators as a victory for controlled development.
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg won a victory for his development agenda on Thursday when the City Council approved a plan to build hundreds of apartments and thousands of square feet of office and retail space in the heart of Flushing, Queens, one of the city's most densely populated neighborhoods.
But far from being welcomed as a victory for Palestinian nationalism, the development has roused fears in East Jerusalem of a compromise that would fall short of Palestinian aspirations for full sovereignty, while putting at risk their current jobs, social services and access to Palestinian and Israeli areas alike.
The development represented a victory for Sinn Fein, which succeeded in resisting growing pressure for a start to disarmament, which the I.R.A. promised in May 2000 would occur by the end of this June.
Correction: March 20 , 2002 Wednesday An article on Saturday about a settlement by Consolidated Edison, environmentalists and community groups regarding air pollution from a Con Ed power plant on East 14th Street in Manhattan misstated the title of Susan Stetzer, who called the development a victory for residents.
The drug giants fear that a victory for Integra would make drug development more complicated, perhaps adding several years and many millions of dollars before products could come to market.Disreputable or misunderstood?Big drug companies have also suffered several blows to their reputations in recent months.
The development represents a victory for opposition activists, who have never achieved such a swift response to an exposé.
Re "What Will be Left of Gehry's Vision for Brooklyn?," by Nicolai Ouroussoff (Architecture, Weekend Arts, March 21): The cancellation of Atlantic Yards would not be a "painful setback for urban planning" but a victory for Brooklyn and for responsible future development.
Trevor Kavanagh, columnist on the Sun and confidant of Rupert Murdoch, said the development was a victory for those who wanted to suppress the British press.
The company and the Postal Service have been coy about whether the boycott forced their hand, though it's hard not to see the latest development as a victory for the unions, who viewed the mini-post offices as a way to take jobs away from them and a step toward privatizing a public service.
