DDDB Rallies Against Premature Demolition
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…
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]
hey, smart alecs, you can’t find supporters drawing any support, 8am or otherwise…unless of course Ratner pays for it! yeah, DUMB DEAL!
As usual, Tish is the only person of color in sight.
Wow! This is a devestating lost for DDDB and the opposition! Do we have any other last minute legal options? Can we appeal? Has Ratner won already?!
Reality Czech has a point, namely that AY opponents continue to do idiotic things like hold protests when most people are at their jobs. I guess that’s what happens when leadership is comprised of people who are so rich that they don’t have to work for a living.
Actually, 50 is a pretty high number for these protests. I wouldn’t be surprised if DDDB claims that 500 people attended.
D-O-N-E-D-E-A-L!!!
ZZZZzzzzzzzzzz…..
Someone wake me up at Tip-Off…
um, well this protest did happen on a weekday. Believe it or not, many people still work monday to friday, 9AM to 5pm.
I know it sounds crazy.
I think these photos show that there are not an awful lot of folks who actually care enough about this issue to protest.
Many spew hot air, but when it comes down to it, not too many cared enough to show up. I hope these kids’ parents take them to an ice cream store or something after making them go to the protest.
Blah…blah….blah….
Boring…. ZZZzzzzzzzz…;-(
Granny power!