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August 6, 2007
Colleen Kane, Writer and Former Senior Editor of Playgirl Magazine
Gothamist
Colleen Kane sits down with Gothamist before splitting for Baton Rouge. When the former editor of Playgirl thinks about Bruce Ratner, it's not what you'd expect:
Given the opportunity, how would you change New York?
I resent that New York has become a playground for the super-rich. Not only to the typical extent of the rich having the biggest apartments and all that usual claptrap, but the rich are changing the skyline of the neighborhoods where they previously did not want to be, with these luxury condos that stand out like sore, rich jerkface thumbs. It seems like the regular slobs now have a harder time making it than usual, because the real-estate market is getting more and more out of hand, and the local arts community is suffering as a result. Just look at the recent closures of Tonic, Sin-e, Collective: Unconscious, etc. So what I would change is, POP! I’d burst that pesky real estate bubble. The meek shall inherit a loft in a desirable area for reasonable rent! I would also like to reroute all the traffic that will come to the planned Nets arena in Brooklyn to park on Bruce Ratner’s personal grounds.
Posted by lumi at August 6, 2007 8:53 AM