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March 8, 2010
DDDB PRESS RELEASE: Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn Calls For Ratner Arena Groundbreaking Festivities To Be Open To All Brooklynites
BROOKLYN — In anticipation of Forest City Ratner's, Mayor Bloomberg's and the Empire State Development Corporation's ceremonial groundbreaking for the Barclays Center Arena on Thursday, March 11 Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) encourages Forest City Ratner to open the festivities to all Brooklynites.
Forest City Ratner has always claimed that the arena project is for the whole Brooklyn community and that the community has always been included throughout the process. On this big day for Ratner, DDDB calls on the developer, the City and State, to prove that the project is indeed for all Brooklynites.
"We call on Bruce Ratner, New York City and State to open the Barclays Arena ceremonial groundbreaking festivities to all Brooklynites. We take Mr. Ratner at his word when he says his arena is for all of Brooklyn and that the community is very important to his company,” said DDDB spokesman Daniel Goldstein. “We expect Brooklynites to be able to freely share in the day's festivities, and we sure hope that it is not just an exclusive, cordoned off event for the wealthy, powerful, connected and bought off."
Posted by eric at March 8, 2010 11:30 AM