Brooklyn Matters is a riveting look at how big real estate, politics, community voices, and the desperate need for affordable housing clash in one of the biggest developments to hit New York City. The film poses vital 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 represents the community? Should taxpayer money go to acquire private property for a sports arena? Does the public have a right to know about the use of public finances in large-scale real estate projects? The film’s exploration of the risks that come with a concentration of power is important to anyone concerned with who has a voice and who has a vote in the future of our cities. For more information about this film, please visit www.brooklynmatters.com.
It wasn’t until viewing Isabel Hill’s film that I realized the true scope of what is at stake for the future of Brooklyn in proceeding with the development of the Atlantic Yards in its present form.”
Carmi Bee FAIA, RKT&B Architects & Planners
“BROOKLYN MATTERS is a remarkable film that slowly, quietly, calmly reveals the extreme ugliness at the heart of one of the most ill-conceived mega-development schemes in New York history.”
Francis Morrone Architectural Historian
“Isabel Hill’s revealing documentary about the proposed Atlantic Yards project takes an honest look at the complex role that race, class, power, and money play in the redevelopment of our communities and calls for a more open discussion about equitable urban development.”
Stacy Sutton Assistant Professor of Urban Planning Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University
“A powerful look and indictment of how red-carpet treatment for big real estate substitutes for any real planning skill or capacity by public agencies in New York City.”
Jon Orcutt, Director Tri-State Transportation Campaign
“This brilliant, eye-opening film focuses needed attention on the most crucial development issues of the day.”
Roberta Brandes Gratz, Author
UPCOMING EVENTS Exhibition at Brooklyn Public Library
December 8, 2011 -February 18, 2012
Reception December 8 at Dweck Center Lobby from 6-8 pm, Brooklyn Public
Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN MATTERS
It wasn’t until viewing Isabel Hill’s film that I realized the true scope of what is at stake for the future of Brooklyn in proceeding with the development of the Atlantic Yards in its present form.”
Carmi Bee FAIA, RKT&B Architects & Planners
“BROOKLYN MATTERS is a remarkable film that slowly, quietly, calmly reveals the extreme ugliness at the heart of one of the most ill-conceived mega-development schemes in New York history.”
Francis Morrone Architectural Historian
“Isabel Hill’s revealing documentary about the proposed Atlantic Yards project takes an honest look at the complex role that race, class, power, and money play in the redevelopment of our communities and calls for a more open discussion about equitable urban development.”
Stacy Sutton Assistant Professor of Urban Planning Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Columbia University
“A powerful look and indictment of how red-carpet treatment for big real estate substitutes for any real planning skill or capacity by public agencies in New York City.”
Jon Orcutt, Director Tri-State Transportation Campaign
“This brilliant, eye-opening film focuses needed attention on the most crucial development issues of the day.”
Roberta Brandes Gratz, Author