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March 4, 2010
It came from the Blogosphere...
Hip Hop Republican, Jay-z & Billionaires vs. Brooklyn’s Best Bar: Eminent Domain Abuse & The Atlantic Yards Project
But don’t mistake Atlantic Yards as one more instance of the market-driven transformations for which New York is rightly famous. It’s actually the latest case of eminent domain abuse, where private property is seized by the state on dubious grounds and then immediately handed over to private interests for private gain.
Uncle Mike's Musings, N. Boo A.
And, only 11 more home games at the Meadowlands -- Monday, April 12, against the Charlotte Bobcats, will end the 29 years of futility at Exit 16W.
Then 2 years at the Prudential Center, and then... maybe, just maybe, the new Russian owner will see what it's like at a good new arena, and tell Ratner to go fucksky himself, and Ratner will have to get a new team for Brooklyn, and be the 3rd-most-popular team in the market.
I wonder if Donald Sterling will finally be willing to sell the Clippers? Ratner deserves that team.
NoLandGrab: And who ever thought that the Clipper's could potentially get an ownership downgrade?
NetsDaily, Critics Plan Protests, Civil Disobedience to Halt Arena
Critics of Barclays Center plan to "protest and disrupt" next Thursday's ground breaking and if nothing else works, some plan a campaign of civil disobedience to make things "as ugly and as difficult as possible" when the eviction notices arrive.
McBrooklyn, 'What Would Bob Say ?' -- Remembering Bob Guskind
DePaolo's letter -- "What Would Bob Say?" -- is a moving memorial to the mark that Bob left on Brooklyn. He writes about what Bob would be proud of today ("he would be thrilled and very proud of the residents of Gowanus who won a Superfund designation yesterday over the objections of the Mayor") and what would piss him off (what happened at Atlantic Yards).
Paul LaRosa's Here is New York, The Gowanus Canal cleanup — don’t hold your breath…
I’m not really in favor of the size of the project but I have to admit that I wouldn’t mind seeing the Nets (or whatever they will be called) playing basketball in Brooklyn.
They should have been playing there by now but a guy who refuses to move and rejects the city’s right of eminent domain, has succeeded in holding up the project for years now. What kills me is how the NY Times and others quote this guy whenever they need to hear from someone opposing the plan…as if he’s a disinterested observer.
NLG: That "guy who refuses to move," who's supported by thousands of donors and volunteers, has done nothing but exercise the rights guaranteed to him by the Constitution of the United States — how un-American!
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill], The Day: Countdown to Atlantic Yards, Foodies as Gentrifiers
Seven days to go. The countdown has begun to the Atlantic Yards groundbreaking on March 11, both on the Barclays Center website (which actually has a countdown clock alongside a rendering of the gleaming planned arena) and among opponents of the project such as Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, which is calling for protesters to “skip work or take a long lunch” to protest at the groundbreaking ceremony.
HoopsWorld, Nets to Break Ground in Brooklyn
Having grown accustomed to digging holes for themselves, the 6-53 Nets will break ground on a new one March 11 – the Barclays Center.
Posted by eric at March 4, 2010 11:42 AM