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March 18, 2011
Bruce Bender (and elected officials) on jobs
Battle of Brooklyn via Vimeo
In 2004 when the project was first announced it had the full support of the trade unions because they were promised jobs during construction. As the process went on the unions could be counted on for boisterous support of the project at public hearings. An article in the March 16th, 2011 New York Times announces that the developer will likely use modular construction to build the housing. This will save the developer money but will severely limit the number of jobs.
In this scene from Battle for Brooklyn (out spring 2011) elected officials and a representative of Forest City talk about the jobs circa 2004.
NoLandGrab: You know what "enervates" us? Chuck Schumer.
Posted by eric at March 18, 2011 12:52 PM