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September 21, 2012
Video: The Barclays Center Opens
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Michael Galinsky
Protesters and politicians gathered at the Barclays Center this morning for the arena’s formal ribbon-cutting and Michael Galinsky, filmmaker and contributor to The Local, captured the scene on camera.
Mr. Galinsky is one of the co-directors of “Battle for Brooklyn,” a documentary which examines Atlantic Yards project development and the local opposition to it.
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The video gives a flavor of the arena interior, shiny and new and getting high marks, as well as the animated, and almost-frothing Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
"It was the right thing to do for Brooklyn and New York," he declares. "I never ever, for one moment, no matter what names I was called, no matter the disgusting, despicable emails and letters and personal, direct innuendos that I had to read over the years, no matter what, that was yesterday, this is today. Done! It's over. Here it is, it's open, it's gone." He claps his hands. "You can look for all the controversy you want--I look for the beautiful things."
NoLandGrab: Stay crazy, Marty.
Posted by eric at September 21, 2012 9:44 PM