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November 23, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving 2011!
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
No gravy, again, this year, just Russian dressing (the gravy was used up on Forest City Ratner's taxpayer gravy train). Here we are, nearly eight years after Ratner announced his project, and all we know is that the developer is constructing the world's most expensive, money-losing arena he promised with no other promised "benefits" on the horizon (sure, this past week Forest City released renderings of 2 or 3 new buildings, and claimed they will use modular construction—though that seems like a ploy to gain union concessions, aka "union-busting"—but gave no definitive details on a groundbreaking date for the first tower, which is already years behind schedule, and admitted to not having the financing to construct that first tower.) Instead, we have 22 acres of developer's blight (though somehow a rusty arena facade is somehow a feature rather than a characteristic of blight).
On a more serious note, we offer our gratitude at this time of thanks giving to all of our supporters over the past eight years and for those who, day by day, are learning more and more about Ratner's Folly at Flatbush.
We wish you and your loved ones a very happy holiday.
Posted by eric at November 23, 2011 10:34 AM