GL’s resident poet, Graziella Radici, is not quite pleased with the Pubic Place cleanup plans and the way in which it’s being presented to the community.

Public Place: The intended use is housing, and lots of it

Public Place,
That vast, contaminated tract of land in Carroll Gardens,
The intended use is housing, and lots of it.
Public Place,
might be “sick,” but
The intended use is housing, and lots of it.
“We can fix this site for its next intended use,”
Department of Environmental Conservation,
assured the Land Use/Landmarks Committee
of Community Board 6 last week,
assured the community,
The intended use is housing, and lots of it.
The City presented the clean up efforts
to Community Board 6 this week.
Odors and dust are likely nuisances during the clean up efforts
that will take three years,
The intended use is housing, and lots of it.

c. Graziella Radici 2008