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March 25, 2009
Boro shopping stripped: New report says Brooklyn is hardest hit by shuttering of small businesses
NY Daily News
By Jeff Wilkins, Amanda Prescott and Erin Durkin
Hard times are compounded by Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards ghost town, for one small business owner located near the footprint of the project.
Paul Laidlow, the owner of Living Lights near Clinton Ave., added that the nearby Atlantic Yards project's dormant construction site has also driven shoppers away from the avenue.
"I had my eyes on that project as the lifeline of my business," said Laidlow. "Right now, it's basically survival. We're not even looking to make profit. ... We may not be here much longer if it doesn't turn around."
Posted by lumi at March 25, 2009 5:21 AM