We’ll leave aside the assertion in this video as to whether or not this video shows “harassment” of senior citizens by Bruce Ratner to get to the crux of the issue: it painfully the demonstrates the extreme violence being done to the quality of life of an elderly woman that is enduring Atlantic Yards demolition work going on outside her window. The video shows how deeply construction and demolition work can violate the core of one’s life. The person that made and posted the video writes:
This type of “work” begins as early as 7 am and lasts until the evening. Email Marty Markowitz at marty@brooklynbp.nyc.gov and ask him to stop the construction until the needs of the residents there are met.
We often joke about demolition porn, but this video, frankly is about as pornographic as things get. Hardcore.
5 responses so far ↓
1 jerry // Jun 9, 2008 at 5:29 pm
welcome to nyc! I feel for the woman but that video will sure be neat to have once the building is done. my 7 year old nephew would love to have such a view of a real construction site. he’s a little obsessed with Bob the Builder though.
2 Judy // Jun 9, 2008 at 5:56 pm
Are you kidding? That video will never be “neat” to have. Why would it be? So she can see what was there before a giant, sunlight-blocking wall turned her apartment into a cave?
That’s if her building is still standing post-excavation.
3 Lumi // Jun 9, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Uh Jerry, I don’t think that you’re quite getting the full picture here.
If or when “the building is done,” that elderly woman will already have been thrown out of her home so that HER building could be demolished as well.
I’d wouldn’t like explaining to a seven-year-old why Ratner is trying to throw that elderly woman out of her home.
4 angel // Jun 10, 2008 at 12:23 am
Judy: her building would be taken by eminent domain.
5 jerry // Jun 10, 2008 at 12:50 pm
oh yes, sorry. no I guess I didn’t really understand what was going on. You’re right, not neat at all.