'Angry' Anti-Ratner Protest at the Brooklyn Museum
Between 80 and 100 people showed up to a Develop Don’t Destroy-organized protest outside the Brooklyn Museum last night, according to Atlantic Yards Report, to publicly decry the cultural institution’s decision to honor Bruce Ratner at a gala. AY Report’s Norman Oder says the protest “was notably angry,” with some in the crowd holding up…
Between 80 and 100 people showed up to a Develop Don’t Destroy-organized protest outside the Brooklyn Museum last night, according to Atlantic Yards Report, to publicly decry the cultural institution’s decision to honor Bruce Ratner at a gala. AY Report’s Norman Oder says the protest “was notably angry,” with some in the crowd holding up signs that said things like “Ratner is a liar” or calling the developer a “con artist” or proclaiming Atlantic Yards a “dung deal.” In a separate post, Oder notes that the Forest City Ratner Companies Foundation gave the museum $100,000 in 2005 and another $100,000 in 2006; the foundation’s donations from last year have not yet been disclosed. The gala last night cost from $500 to $1000+ a plate.
“Shame!” Crowd Outside Museum Shouts “Ratner’s Bad for Brooklyn” {AY Report]
Photo by Brit in Brooklyn.
Stop changing the subjects. They are both relevant to the story, but at least Ratner’s $$$ produces results, whereas DDDB et al are miserable failures at what they do.
“I wish Bruce’s gang would talk about the issues rather than name calling.”
I wish Daniel Goldstein’s gang would come up with a new line other than accusing every pro-AY person as an employee of Ratner.
Yawn……….
Gosh, now we are rich activists!!! I wish Bruce’s gang would talk about the issues rather than name calling. The corruption, how he bought off Acorn, how he then reneged on his promises, this is the story, not the people at the demonstration.
I agree, 3:09. If hundreds of buildings were being razed and thousands of residents displaced, then perhaps the NIMBYs would have a point. But displacing a few people is more than a fair trade for a sports arena, housing, office towers, etc. When the inflated prices that owners were paid for their homes is take into consideration, the NIMBYs look even more foolish.
I am 100% confident that their pathetic protest will have absolutely no bearing on the Brooklyn Museum’s financial strength. All of DDDB’s past “boycotts” have amounted to nil (e.g. protesting shopping at Atlantic Center, boycotting Brooklyn beer, and so on).
When will these guys realize that they are in the minority? A few web sites and bored rich “activists” does not a movement make.
I’m going to the Museum today! Its a great place. I’ll write a letter thanking them to for supporting Bruce. These protesters are not the community. I have been a Brooklyn resident for over 22 years. Everyone I know loves this project. The place they are building this project is a death hole. Go for yourself and see. The person who is leading these morons is a rich white schmuck who is a selfish fuck. Why should i or anyone else not be able to go watch a basketball game / concert, or another event because he’s so full of himself. I believe he thinks his shit doesn’t stink. Why should the rest of BK suffer because of this asshole Danny G and his posse of cornballs? Go AY!
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I went to that big rally supporting the Atlantic Yards project last week, but i was really disappointed. I didn’t find anyone there. Zero people for such a project that’s supposed to be so popular? Pathetic. that Bruce Ratner sure doesn’t know how to activate the community.
Can’t even muster a friggin dozen unless he pays ’em.
POLL: “71% of TROLLS support Atlantic Yards project. Other 29% too busy posting nonsense on Brownstoner, don’t answer phones.”
You know, having supposedly been part of a white, old, hippy, trust-fund, hipster, ANGRY, NIMBY (so many things I never knew about myself) protest…
I’m finding a lot of the [uninformed] conservative viewpoints being expressed here to be a lot angrier than any expressed last night.
I suppose it’s one thing to stand in the cold with your photo being snapped by the media, rallying support for a cause you believe in, no matter how few of you there may be. I hear it’s a lot easier to hind behind the anonymity of a nameless account on the internet and mouth off against those who voice their opinions. I also wasn’t aware that if you protest something, you are unilaterally not someone who votes. Silly picketers, why don’t they just wait for another election?
Oh- and if anyone’s curious who I am in any of the photos from this venture- you all know already. I’m the old tree hugging trust-fund hipster with the sign that’ll never make a difference. I’ll make an account on here the moment my parents in Michigan send my allowance for the week.
– http://sympathetic-compass.blogspot.com/
“A year or so ago, when Ratner’s promises were new and shiny a group did a survey of people walking around the neighborhood on Vandy.”
Oh, yeah. I’m sure this was an unbiased survey done by objective, qualified professionals whose results can be independently confirmed.
NOT!