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November 28, 2008
Brooklyn at Eye Level: Raid and rationality
Here are some more excerpts from interviews conducted by The Civilians, as background for the new play about Atlantic Yards:
"Every time they raid me, the day before I receive a call from some real estate investor in the city that wants to buy my building. When I tell them no, you guys raid me, so what the fuck you expect from me." — Community Business Owner
"You know, I was brought up to think that the world actually is a somewhat rational place! Well it is rational, you know, this is a guy who went to law school with Pataki who was the governor at the time, he dangles, you know the elephants in front of Marty Markowitz, he dangles part ownership of a football team in front of Jay-Z, he offers free events, you know, so that poor families can bring their kids to a basketball clinic, that then gets used to create a PR video, you know?" — Rational Brooklynite
Posted by lumi at November 28, 2008 5:13 AM