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March 14, 2009
the shakedown artist
The Black List
This blog entry includes a quick history of how Al Sharpton came to join the list of Atlantic Yards supporters.
3) forest city ratner: may 2000, sharpton speaks at a worker rally at the atlantic mall in brooklyn, a forest city ratner project, accusing developer bruce ratner of paying low wages and "enslaving our communities;" 2004, forest ratner begins to provide yearly financial support to nan in the thousands of dollars. the company sponsors nan conferences. sharpton becomes a vocal supporter of the company's plan to build the atlantic yards near the mall, including the new nba arena.
Posted by steve at March 14, 2009 8:24 AM