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March 23, 2010
Cursing Atlantic Yards
The Huffington Post
by Steve Ettlinger
Actually (and much to our relief), this story has nothing to do with today's now-infamous "F**k Ratner" sign hack — its headline is just serendipity. Rather, Steve Ettlinger examines Bruce Ratner's March 11th Atlantic Yards groundbreaking ceremony.
While Forest City provided lobster sliders for his guests, Ratner could hear the noisy protesters at the fences. But he did not worry about them entering. The tent was surrounded by layers of concrete Jersey barriers, extra high cyclone fences, and dozens and dozens of police. So much for a grand gesture of bringing something the public is supposed to treasure. Just as the process was calculated to avoid public input, so was the ceremony.
The Rev. Herbert Daughtry of the House of the Lord Pentecostal Church, another strong supporter, offered some words of caution in his invocation that were full of unintended irony:
"God will be angry if we misuse the people's resources," he said, "Generations of the yet unborn will rise up and curse this project."
NoLandGrab: And lo and behold, they have.
Posted by eric at March 23, 2010 10:04 PM