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June 15, 2011
NY1 Movie Review: "Battle For Brooklyn"
NY1
by Neil Rosen
The controversial Atlantic Yards project, which pitted city government and developers against residents and business owners, is the subject of the new documentary "Battle For Brooklyn." NY1's Neil Rosen filed the following report.
...The directors of this documentary wear their heart on their sleeve and are clearly in the residents' camp, portraying the developers as robber barons and the small business owners as victims - so it's not exactly a balanced portrait.
Still, it's a fascinating story.
Money, especially in New York City, almost always wins out and the movie shows the passionate, if not often futile attempts of Goldstein to fight the wealthy and bureaucratic powers-that-be.
...But if you're a New Yorker, it's a mesmerizing story and for the most part Battle For Brooklyn, provides an engrossing history lesson on this controversial project.
Neil Rosen's Big Apple Rating: Three Apples
Posted by eric at June 15, 2011 1:09 PM