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June 6, 2005

Brooklyn Fairy Tale

NY Sun, Editorial

A quick history of ACORN, Bertha Lewis and why conservative free-marketeers should be wary of the affordable housing deal that was sealed with a kiss.

New York's housing market certainly needs many things, but an extra 2,250 units of market-distorting, dependence-inducing housing on a prime spot in the heart of Brooklyn isn't on the list. Would Bruce Ratner or Mr. Bloomberg like to turn over 50% of their own residential blocks to "affordable" housing?

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Posted by lumi at June 6, 2005 6:29 AM