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July 17, 2006
Blogosphere coverage of the rally
A Redbone Speaks, Well hot damn! Rally Success!!!!
A few words and images from rally MC Robin "Redbone" Cloud:
Yesterday's rally was incredible!! That was the first time that i have ever been a part of something so big and so amazing. I had a chance to meet some of the leading champions of the [effort] and got to really see that the voice of Brooklyn is still going strong.
Only The Blog Knows Brooklyn, THOUSANDS GATHER FOR RALLY AT GRAND ARMY PLAZA
DDDB said there were 4000, the New York Times called it "over 2000." Hard to say exactly how many people were there but they were THERE for the largest public demonstration so far by opponents of the Atlantic Yards project.
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the demonstration made a strong impression and shows that there is a large and loud opposition willing to come out on a sweltering hot day to protest Ratner's controversial development designed by Frank Gehry, which will include a sports arena and numerous high rise condo buildings.
Englishman in NY, Anti Ratner Rally Draws a Crowd
A tip for any developer wanting to put out publicity material: Make sure your models aren’t completely opposed to your plans.
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Needless to say Ms. Meer, who lives in my neighborhood of Prospect Heights, was not pleased when she found out that she was the covergirl for a project she opposed. And today, she was one of almost a dozen speakers, including Steve Buscemi and Rosie Perez, who spoke out against the development at a rally at Grand Army Plaza organized by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn.
Neat Engine, Sunday, July 16, 2006
Just outside Prospect Park, at the Grand Army Plaza, Develop, Don't Destroy, Brooklyn held a rally against the Atlantic Yards project. For those of you unfamiliar with my views on public transportation, I am a strong advocate of trains, metros, subways, buses, trams, trolleys, and any other means of mass-transit. Any urban project that will bring car traffic, pollution, and expensive housing to my beloved city concerns me.
Gowanus Lounge, Anti-Ratner Rally Draws Thousands on a Blazing Hot Sunday
GL posted his flickr photoset and additional commentary:
A crowd estimated by organizers at 4,000 turned out in baking heat yesterday for a rally against the Atlantic Yards project sponsored by Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn. (The NY Times estimated 2,000.) While the crowd was not so large as to indicate a popular uprising againt the massive residential-commercia-arena plan, the turnout (whether 4,000 or 2,000 or in between) did signify that the anti-Yards movement has momentum. ...
Entertainer Dan Zanes, actor Steve Buscemi and actress Rosie Perez were among those that also took the stage. Ms. Perez called the plan "an insult to the poor.""We have a real chance to undo this done deal," Mr. Buscemi said. "It aint done yet."
Dope on the Slope, Parasol Power
A group of intrepid Brooklynites ( I think they're Brooklyn Bears) demonstrate that they are ready to keep Ratner from raining on Brooklyn's parade, and prevent him blotting out the sun.
Posted by lumi at July 17, 2006 9:29 AM