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December 17, 2009

Why?

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn

Massive taxpayer subsidies, cheap land, free land, eminent domain abuse, our city streets and a privately negotiated zoning override all for a money-losing arena to benefit the richest man in Russia...Uhm, why?

USA Today reports that Mikhail Prokhorov is one step closer to owning the 2-23 2-24 New Jersey Nets:
Russia's richest man a step closer to owning Nets

Also breaking, it looks like if Prokhorov's/Ratner's Nets ever make it to Brooklyn (still a big if despite all of Bruce Ratner's "excitement"), they'll have to suffer at least two more years in the IZOD center.

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Posted by eric at December 17, 2009 12:21 AM