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April 25, 2005
...and speaking of "Spring Courtesy of Forest City Ratner"
Except for Prospect Heights, Brooklyn is feeling the love from Forest City Ratner as the controversial developer spreads around the cash. The latest events "brought to you by Forest City Ratner" include PS 321's annual fundraiser (FCR VP Bruce Bender's wife Amy is a PTA member) and next weekend's Sakura Matsuri Festival at Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Park Slopers get extra credit for hypocrisy -- while the 1st St. Block Association fought to keep drive-thru traffic off their precious side street when Commerce Bank comes to town, the Benders, who live just steps away from what will become the bank's parking lot, are pulling for neighborhood support of the Nets arena, despite any related traffic nightmares. No worries, Park Slopers are counting on most of the traffic to remain on Atlantic, Flatbush and 4th Avenues.
To paraphrase Mel Brooks:
"It's springtime for Ratner, and Marty!
Brooklyn is happy and gay!"
Posted by lumi at April 25, 2005 8:47 AM