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June 18, 2005

'Young, Educated Black Man’ From Ft. Greene Says Bertha Lewis Doesn’t Represent His Interests

Letter to the Editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Daniel McCalla of Fort Greene speaking of Bertha Lewis of Acorn:

I do know several things Bertha Lewis does not represent my interest, I 'm an unemployed, educated black man, I honestly can't afford to live in my own neighborhood. Almost everyone I grew up with in Fort Greene can't live here any more.

My block association will have to put up with the Ratner proposal. How can we trust a real estate company, that still operates behind our backs? We still have a number of black members, but I rarely see Miss Lewis at our meetings. Bertha’s statement 'All they care about is preserving their precious Prospect Heights community' is a disgrace. FCR pushed their Atlantic Center and Atlantic Terminal Malls on the Fort Greene Community. Ratner is obsessed with destroying historic neighborhoods, so if the white liberals, according to Lewis want to scream they can—it’s America.

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Posted by amy at June 18, 2005 10:15 AM