Seven years of footage is edited into a crisp, dramatic, and narrator-free 93 minutes, focusing on the remarkable story of neighborhood activist Daniel Goldstein, the last resident in a Pacific Street building marked for demolition through eminent domain.
Battle for Brooklyn
Documentary Feature
Battle for Brooklyn follows the activists who fought to save people’s homes and property rights during the development of a professional basketball arena in Brooklyn. Widely known as the Atlantic Yards Project, the undertaking was a major source of contention as local residents resisted a developer’s attempt to use eminent domain to seize their homes and businesses.
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Directors
Suki Hawley, Michael Galinsky
Producer
David Beilinson, Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley
