May 22, 2004: Vol. 27, No. 20
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Not Just Nets
Saturday, May 22, 2004
Protesters need to adjust focus
Weintrob: It’s not just the Nets, and it’s not just eminent
domain. Whether Bruce Ratner has his way with us, in transforming Brooklyn
from its status as a perpetually evolving multi-textured urban quilt into
a sterile Manhattanized version of cul-de-sac suburbia, will depend more
on our collective vision than on our individual pocketbooks. Comment.
Nader to rail against arena
Atlantic Yards: Consumer advocate and potential presidential spoiler Ralph Nader is coming
to town this week to speak out against the proposed Brooklyn arena and
Westside Manhattan stadium projects. Comment.
Arena costs us 100s of millions
Atlantic Yards: Just how much will a Brooklyn basketball arena cost New York City taxpayers? Comment.
