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July 24, 2012
Two of Our Favorite Brooklynites, Bruce Ratner and Andrea Peyser, Tour the Barclays Center
NY Observer
by Matt Chaban
We're not certain, but we think that headline might be mocking its subjects.
A lot of bombast has been spread on both sides of the great Barclays Center battle of the past decade, but Andrea Peyser manages to take the cake as she always does, along with the amazing “photo composite” the Post put together of Bruce Ratner as ring leader.
...The buzz is back! But not without alienating the poor, project-dwelling locals. How about those $30 tickets for all! Without this, there would be nothing but needles littering the borough’s beloved brownstones.
When I toured this site in 2004, it was a disgrace. It was scarred with toxic rail yards that had squatted on this spot, like a disease, for decades. Then I spied a pile of hypodermic needles.
It was long past time to breathe air back into Brooklyn. Or shut the lights and get the hell out.
Brooklyn 2.0: We’ll leave the lights on for you.
Image: NY Post
Posted by eric at July 24, 2012 10:18 AM