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April 2, 2006
Nice ass Mr. Community Activist
The Life of 2ME:
But this left me pumped about fighting for my community and opposing all the overdevelopment that is being allowed here in Brooklyn. I think everyone is, especially those who live near the proposed Nets arena (which is getting little press--as if it doesn't matter) in downtown Brooklyn. That eyesore will be a disaster for my borough if it goes through. Riding around the next day, I ran across many rats here in Brooklyn. Giant ones, placed my the construction workers union at sites where they use non-union workers (i.e. cheap day laborers). Not only are many not fully skilled but they work in dangerous conditions which have lead to many injuries and a few deaths. Some sites have ambulances idling to whisk the injured and uninsured off to who knows where. Seems the three nastiest developers are Bruce Ratner (Nets arena) and Shaya Boymelgreen and Isaac Katan (they're responsible for many out-of-context buildings in my area). Remember their names if you're buying a condo here in Brooklyn. They're not worth the money (shoddy work).
NoLandGrab: Historically, Ratner has used union labor, but Brooklynites agree that he is nasty for plenty of other reasons.
Posted by amy at April 2, 2006 9:10 PM