Daniel Goldstein

Battle for Brooklyn Makes Oscar Short List, Thanks to Occupy Movement

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 01.21.2012

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Bruce E. Levine

Battle for Brooklyn transcends typical left-right politics, unites all who believe in self-respect and democracy, and invites Americans to join together in the fight against the elite's abuse of eminent domain.

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WATCH: Trailer For Atlantic Yards Doc 'Battle For Brooklyn'

Posted 08.15.2011

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Seven years of footage gathered from the beginning of Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards saga in 2003 follows Prospect Heights activist Daniel Goldstein, the l...

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Battle for Brooklyn Recasts the Atlantic Yards Narrative

Norman Oder | Posted 08.15.2011

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Norman Oder

The compelling new documentary does not just recount seven-plus years of community conflict over the Atlantic Yards megaproject. It shows how the media shape the public's understanding of it.

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Daniel Goldstein, Last Atlantic Yards Holdout, Agrees To Sell For $3 Million

AP | KAREN MATTHEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The last holdout in a long-running land dispute with the developer of an NBA arena agreed Wednesday to sell his home on the site for ...

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Why I Will Be Protesting Atlantic Yards Thursday

Steve Ettlinger | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Ettlinger

They may have scheduled a ground-breaking ceremony, but I just don't think the fat lady has sung yet, as far as the Atlantic Yards boondoggle/landgrab goes.

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Ratner: Atlantic Yards Is Not a Public Project

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Goldstein

What else, besides a private project, could you call a plan that has been run and controlled by a private entity while it is completely dependent on public resources and government actions?

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Home, Blighted Home

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Goldstein

I put my toe in the real estate market. I asked friends what should I be looking for, and they all said the same thing, "You gotta find something in a substandard and insanitary neighborhood."

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Governor Paterson's New London

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Goldstein

While considering a Nets arena in Brooklyn, Paterson ought to pay attention to the ugly eminent domain saga in New London. That so-called "economic development" is now acres of vacant lots.

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Daniel Goldstein, Atlantic Yards Critic, Watches Neighborhood Destruction

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — On many mornings, Daniel Goldstein wakes to the sound of work crews demolishing the neighborhood around his Brooklyn apartment. Every...

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