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June 7, 2008
The Footprint Gazette
It's probably safe to say that Atlantic Yards is the "bloggiest" overdevelopment project in the nation. With Bruce Ratner's highly controversial project being covered every which way, who woulda thunk that there was room for another blog?
This week, "The Footprint Gazette" chimed in, with its unique slice-of-life perspective of what it's like to live, work and play in "Atlantic Yards."
From a week in "the footprint" (http://thefootprintgazette.blogspot.com):
A Voice From The Occupation
Introducing The Footprint Gazette:
Why blog about it?
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Much has been written about the false promises and back room deals that have become synonymous with Atlantic Yards, so this blog aims to tell you what life is like on the ground, amidst the dirt and the rubble. These are the whispers within the thunder of backhoes. This is a reminder that people still live here.
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They paid our neighbors to shut up and leave. They closed our bridge, uprooted our mechanics, and our laundromats, and now they want our bar. They put port-a-potties in front of our windows, track mud on our stoops and wake our babies. They can't look us in the eye.
Why build a stadium when you can have a swamp?
This is just another day in the footprint, where mixing dirt and water on the street is a full time job helping to put food on the table of fellas from Long Island.
Before today I may have made the case that Ratner was metaphorically pissing on this community. Well, now it's not a metaphor. I saw this guy take out his shvantz, piss in a giant styrofoam cup, then pour the piss out on the street.
I didn't get a chance to make it to FCR's "Fun Day" yesterday because I was too busy partaking in FCR's "Misery Day" being held at the same time here in the footprint. They need to schedule better.
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To recap how FCR celebrates Brooklyn:Convince non Brooklynites to show up to a rally supporting the displacement of Brooklynites. Give them sandwiches with no relationship to a borough filled with great sandwiches and invite a non-Brooklynite musician who then doesn't show up. Shame I missed it.
Video of FCR Mistreating the Elderly
This video of footprint demolition as seen from the apartment of an elderly woman who lives there has been floating about. Pretty outrageous.
Posted by lumi at June 7, 2008 11:18 AM