Brooklyn matters.
Brooklyn Matters reveals how a few powerful men tried to tilt the Brooklyn landscape in favor of big real estate at the expense of urban livability. Disregarding time-honored urban planning principles and manipulating a desperate need in the African-American community for jobs and affordable housing...
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| Hōputu: | Ngā ataata tikinoa |
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| Reo: | English |
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[Place of publication not identified] :
New Day Films,
2007.
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| Urunga tuihono: | A Kanopy streaming video Cover Image |
| Whakarāpopototanga: | Brooklyn Matters reveals how a few powerful men tried to tilt the Brooklyn landscape in favor of big real estate at the expense of urban livability. Disregarding time-honored urban planning principles and manipulating a desperate need in the African-American community for jobs and affordable housing, they pushed their own interests forward--luxury housing and a 20,000 seat sports arena. The film poses vital, timely questions that are relevant to cities across the country: What is the proper use of eminent domain? What role does environmental and economic justice play in government-sponsored projects? Who does represent the community? Should traffic-intensive projects be approved without mandatory mitigation measures? Should taxpayer money go to acquire private property for a sports arena? What and who determines if an area is "blighted?" Does the public have a right to know about the use of public finances in large-scale real estate projects? |
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| Whakaahutanga tūemi: | Title from title frames. |
| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | 1 streaming video file (57 min.) |
| Wā purei: | 00:56:50 |
| Hōputu: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |