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December 6, 2011
Andrea Bocelli, and the Brooklyn Academy
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by Andrea Visconti
The Google translation leaves a bit to be desired, but absolutely nails one aspect of the story (look for our hint).
Andrea Bocelli for his only concert in New York in 2012 and straight stitch snubs Manhattan to Brooklyn instead. Do not sing at Madison Square Garden as he did many times in the past but chose instead the new Barclays Center.
Beyond the fact that a performance in Brooklyn instead of Manhattan is a sign of how New York is changing I would not have taken had I not seen this news just this week the film "Battle for Brooklyn." This is a new documentary that is currently in the pipeline for the Oscars. It is part of the finalists in the preselection for the nomination.
The theme of "Battle for Brooklyn" is precisely the battle lasted seven years to try to block the construction of the Barclays Center. A battle between a major real estate speculator and a community of about a thousand people who are forced statre with good (money) or bad (the legal process) to clear the area and make room for a huge multi-purpose project.
Posted by eric at December 6, 2011 11:45 AM