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September 4, 2012
Brooklyn Nets: 30 Pictures In 30 Days; Barclays Minus 27 Days
Brooklyn Trolley Blogger
We don't usually waste bandwidth posting items from "Mike from Bensonhurst," who's now counting down the days until his life is complete, but this piece is so wrong and dishonest, we had to put it up.
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Groundbreaking Day ~ March 11, 2010
After years of delays and legal wrangling, Groundbreaking Day finally arrived. Six years after Bruce Ratner announced his intention to move the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn, the developer finally got to bask in his long awaited moment of inglorious satisfaction. But to watch Bruce Ratner speak from the dais was to watch him savoring his finest day. Even he admitted, for a time the project seemed doomed. Interestingly, the major groups in opposition to Atlantic Yards expected to attend Groundbreaking Day ceremonies showed up numbering in the tens and tens of people. That's right - the displeased and protesters alike never showed up to voice their discontent; not en mass anyway. Pictured above is a rather small and harmless gathering of curious pedestrians and other intrigued passers-by along Sixth Avenue. Back on Atlantic Avenue, the barricaded sidewalk closest to the tent where ceremonies were to be held was void of any clearly defined or coherent opposition to the project as well.
NoLandGrab: That shot is of arena supporters, most likely rounded up by one of Bruce Ratner's astroturf groups. Back in the real world, hundreds turned out to protest (Mike from Bensonhurst must've missed them), as evidenced in Adrian Kinloch's photos below.
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In yesterday's installment, Mike from Bensonhurst thanks the people who've been smoking (illegally) in the Dean Street playground, uprooting (illegally) No Parking signs, and cursing residents whom they keep up all night.
To all those involved in the construction of Barclays Center - Thank You for all the work you've put in so far. Enjoy a well deserved day off and Happy Holiday to you and yours.
Posted by eric at September 4, 2012 10:06 AM