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October 9, 2007
Errol Louis: High five and hypocrisy
Here's a round-up of responses to Errol Louis's column, "Death throes for arena foes:"
Neighborhood Retail Alliance, CU and FCRC
In Richard Lipsky's high-five to Errol Louis's "epitaph for Develop Don't Destroy," he compares developer Forest City Ratner favorably with Columbia University, both entities that are seeking to use eminent domain to expand their holdings in their respective neighborhoods. Likpsky discloses that he has and continues "to work for FCRC on the Nets coming to Brooklyn," but does not offer that he is also working with "the West Harlem community-and its leading business owner Nick Sprayregen." The distinction he makes between the two is "affordable housing."
Pardon Me for Asking, An Open Letter To Errol Louis Regarding The Atlantic Yards Project
Blogger Katia Kelly published her hubby's letter to Errol Louis in response to Errol Louis's attack on Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn's federal eminent domain suit.
Mr. Louis, I have just read your article (10/7/2007) about Atlantic Yards and am surprised that you don't see the hypocrisy in this whole deal.
dddb.net, Reality Check Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn argues that Errol Louis missed just about every point, including the concept that the US Constitution protects, like, all citizens (we think):
Most troubling about Louis's "opinion" is that he actually argues that the exercise of Constitutional rights should not be a matter of right, but rather contingent upon one's tenure at a particular address or the whim of alleged popular opinion. One can only imagine that, in Louis's conception of the Constitution as the tool of a tyrannical majority, a newly naturalized American citizen would have a different, lesser set of rights than someone born in the United States. Perhaps it's time that Louis check his reality.
Posted by lumi at October 9, 2007 9:30 AM