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August 1, 2006
Life in the Footprint
The Village Voice
By Cynthia Carr
So what kind of person is unmoved by Ratner and the threat of eminent domain?
The Voice visited the footprint of the Atlantic Yards project to speak to residents and happenned upon the elderly, the headstrong and just plain ole feisty.
During the past couple of years, Ratner has been buying out property owners in the footprint:
Maybe the condo owners in particular had the most money and clout, but they were also the newest and least attached to the 'hood. Today, apart from the homeless shelter, 118 residents remain in the footprint. They are less moneyed, but rooted, and on the whole crankier.
Posted by lumi at August 1, 2006 5:05 PM