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June 30, 2005
WRECKING BALL EQUALS URBAN RENEWAL
NY Press, The News Hole
"I cannot agree," [Justice Clarence Thomas] writes in his dissent, that "a costly urban-renewal project whose stated purpose is a vague promise of new jobs and increased tax revenue, but which is also suspiciously agreeable to the Pfizer Corporation, is for a public use." Change "Pfizer" to "Forest City Ratner" and Clarence Thomas is talking about Brooklyn.
Posted by lumi at June 30, 2005 6:45 AM