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June 7, 2006
Slope Opera: The Brooklyn-geoisie, Valet Parks Strollers To Stomp New Arena
New York Observer columnist Suzy Hansen travels to Fort Greene, snarkily spotlighting the underworld of the Brooklyn-Gold-Coast-brownstoner, over-protective, designer-stroller parenting set in a piece that turns into a profile of Dan Zanes and his involvement with Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn.
“I was just carrying on with my life,” Mr. Zanes continued. “All I knew was that there was a stadium and Frank Gehry was gonna be designing it. It all felt inevitable. I had no idea 17 skyscrapers were going up around it. The stadium was the parsley, but the skyscrapers were the pig …. I know people who have sons who want to go see basketball games, but anyone who realizes what 17 skyscrapers and a stadium will do to an already complicated neighborhood …. Anyone who thinks that through is not at all in favor of it.”
Photos and coverage of the Dan Zanes DDDB benefit at Bumpershine.com.
Posted by lumi at June 7, 2006 10:21 AM