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January 28, 2010
Ratner Protesters Stage ‘Citizen’s Arrest’
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Igor Kossov
It’s hard to imagine a man in Brooklyn who has more critics than real estate developer Bruce Ratner, head of the controversial Atlantic Yards project. Yesterday morning, a dozen people gathered in front of One Metrotech Plaza, home of Ratner’s company headquarters, to attempt a citizen’s arrest of the developer.
The crime, they said, was bribery. Earlier in January, newspapers reported that Sandy Annabi, a Yonkers councilwoman,was charged with changing her vote on a Ratner development site for a bribe of $60,000 paid to her cousin. The protesters argued that Mr. Ratner should be indicted as well.
Calls made to Mr. Ratner’s office requesting comment on the attempted arrest were not returned.
“This is a case of letting Mr. Big go to catch the little fish,” said Steve de Seve, an activist who organized the gathering. A handful of representatives from advocacy groups FUREE and Picture the Homeless joined him in the street.
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