11 February 2010

HOME OF THE BROOKLYN NETS?



This semester, my colleagues and I are joining a group of artists, community members, life long residents, and concerned citizens to explore and bring light to the city of brooklyn's atlantic yards area.

The Atlantic Yards area, which is a stretch of downtown Brooklyn, is set to be demolished and
redeveloped into a commercial mega house, complete with the new home of the "Brooklyn Nets" formally the New Jersey Nets, the worst team in the NBA. Great news, sports fans! .....??

Local businesses and residence of the area are upset. They want development, but not destruction.

Owners and patrons of the corner bar Freddie's, a popular spot for hipsters and locals alike, plan to handcuff themselves to the property to stop demolition.

No matter what side you are on, the project is quite interesting to explore, especially if you live in the BK.


Our research is just getting underway, but its already quite compelling...if you ask me.

My focus will be on interviewing and bringing voice to the local color of the area.

Here are some links to help to open your mind to what we are looking at...


The wikipedia explanation, of course-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Yards

A video my roommate put together to give you a visual of the area- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFkHsbb4FrA

An art group working in North Brooklyn with similar goals and ideas- http://boomcrash.org

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