A crowd of 40 or 50 people (with another dozen or so members of the media looking on) gathered this morning near the intersection of Flatbush and Dean to protest the planned destruction of four building in the Atlantic Yards footprint. After a stay of execution last Tuesday, a judge had denied a request by opposition group Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn for a Temporary Restraining Order; DDDB believes it is premature to tear down a bunch of buildings to create a parking lot for a project which has yet to clear all its legal hurdles. According to DDDB’s Dan Goldstein, “The demolitions are premature and an attempt to intimidate residents, and realize facts on the ground, creating blightwhere none existedby demolition.” From where we stood, it didn’t look like any back-hoes were waiting in the wings, so perhaps the buildings will live another day. As we were leaving, started chanting, “Fight the Blight, It’s Not a Done Deal!” On the jump: It wasn’t just senior citizens and the unemployed who made it to the rally this morning.
Judge Denies TRO [AY Report]
Ratner Demolitions OK’d [Brooklyn Paper]
FCR Calls Off The Bulldozers, For Now [Brownstoner]