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August 24, 2006
The Atlantic Yards Hearing: A View From the Outside
Daily Gotham
A die-hard progressive and his two-year old are on the receiving end of hostility from union members when he takes a stand against corruption and cronyism.
Mole333 tried to get into yesterday's Empire State Development Corporation hearing on Atlantic Yards, but gave up when it was time to go home and make dinner. Instead, he posted a report from the queue.
Now let's talk about the crowd. It is clear that the unions were doing their best to pack in early. Fine, I am all pro-union. But then the unions have decided to take a hostile attitude and one that involves lying. Sorry to the unions, but I have to differ with you on this one.
I was wearing a Chris Owens and a Bill Batson button and my son was wearing his "Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn" tank top (a shirt that reminds me of what my Japanese friends called a "middle aged man's shirt"). The union people sneered at us and were outright hostile. That, I think, is a big mistake.
Posted by lumi at August 24, 2006 8:06 PM