'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.
There are multitudinous reasons to dislike Ratner’s AY project. Its involuntary displacement of “only 2 or 3 owners” is only one of them. It’s the “involuntary” part (and for private purpose, no less!) that should give moral and constitutional pause.
The project already did raze a neighborhood, you just choose, in all your arrogance not to accept that because you think they didn’t “deserve” to be there.
When you use words like “most” it just proves your flippant disregard for anyone but yourself.
“How is it not selfish to want an arena where someone lived…”
There are very few people living in the area where the arena is slated to be built (only 2 or 3 owners), and one of them is wealthy enough to easily move on when his home is seized. I’d say that’s minimal damage to get a new sports arena.
So now you are playing god?
You decide what a ‘few’ people are “worth.”
That is not selfish?
Keep talking, no one makes a point better than you.
It all could have been done without taking something from anyone, so why can Ratner not make that choice? Oh right so that 2-3 people ( that is who is left! and no they were not all rich people or newbies or whatever you call it) can be sacrificed so you can go to a sporting event.
RIGHT, now I see it, all so clear.
Polemiscist, what are you talking about? I’m in my early 30’s, most of my friends are even younger, and we all dislike the Atlantic Yards project. Sorry to shatter your illusion that this is all about a generational conflict
“How is it not selfish to want an arena where someone lived…”
There are very few people living in the area where the arena is slated to be built (only 2 or 3 owners), and one of them is wealthy enough to easily move on when his home is seized. I’d say that’s minimal damage to get a new sports arena.
And I’d have no problem with a DV shelter. In my area there already is one, plus a residential drug treatment center.
Once again, this project would not “raze” a neighborhood. Most of the area is railyards and industrial/commercial buildings. If anything, this will build a neighborhood by bringing more residents and tourists to an area that is currently underpopulated and, in some cases, downright desolate.
Dear 12:30pm
You should go hang out with these folks, they aren’ too rich or white or yuppy like I’m sure.
Yves Carcelle, Takashi Murakami, Anna Wintour, Bernard Arnault (Photo courtesy Brooklyn Museum.)
http://gothamist.com/2008/04/04/murakami_party.php?gallery853Pic=10#gallery
OMG the ten white people taking pictures of KAN YA West, that is very
funny.
OOh now it is getting kinky.
Nothing turns me on more than being called a maniac.
I want to hear more!