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April 24, 2007
MISSING: Wall O'Grievances
A poster display of grievances of many of the plaintiffs from the environmental lawsuit went up at 10AM yesterday on the wall at the corner of Brooklyn Bear's Garden. By daybreak this morning, all of the posters had been torn down.
Each poster represented one of the plaintiffs who joined the lawsuit challenging the Atlantic Yards environmental review and their particular concern about Bruce Ratner's project. The display reads:
Meet the 26 Co-Petitioners who have filed a lawsuit against the Empire State Development Corporation, PACB, MTA and Forest City Ratner Co. to annul the fatally flawed Environmental Impact Statement and the approval of the proposed Atlantic Yards project.
This seemingly innocuous display was deemed way too harmful by some person or persons who didn't want the public to learn more about why community groups might have a bone to pick with Bruce Ratner and his Atlantic Yards project.
If the posters had remained up the colors would have eventually run or faded, depending on the weather, making the display look like another desperate attempt by project opponents to get their point of view across to anyone who cares. The crackdown by project supporters on the colorful little "Democracy Wall" definitely elevates its importance.
NOTE: If anyone has information leading to the return of the "Wall O'Grievances" please contact Jon Crow at Brooklyn Bear's Garden. All calls will remain confidential.
Posted by lumi at April 24, 2007 12:12 PM