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April 25, 2011
First real review and it's great
Battle for Brooklyn via Kickstarter
Superb storytelling and great characters, especially charismatic city councillor Laetitia [sic] James, make this a must-see.
http://www.nowtoronto.com/guides/hotdocs/2011/listing.cfm?listingid=14there's a mini review in Now Toronto- Their version of the Voice etc.
Let's hope that the rest of the reviews are like that!
Related coverage...
NOW Toronto, NOW Review: Battle for Brooklyn
Development company Forest City Ratner is determined to raze a full 18 hectares of Brooklyn to make way for a new arena for the New Jersey Nets, new condos and shops, but squatter Daniel Goldstein has no intention of leaving his apartment. He organizes the community to protest.
NoLandGrab: Something gets lost in the Canadian-to-English translation ("squatter?"), but you get the point.
Posted by eric at April 25, 2011 10:41 AM