New York Times: Ratner "was not an especially knowledgeable fan when he bought the Nets
last year and was painted by critics as a developer who dipped into
basketball only to … make a big real estate score."
Not so fast! stop painting! "To elevate his knowledge of basketball, Ratner plays the NBA Live video
game on his computer; trolls the Internet for news and statistics; and
bought the league’s pay-per-view games on the N.B.A.’s League Pass
subscription service."
"Norman
Siegel, a lawyer for Develop Don’t Destroy, said that Ratner had not
provided enough information to neighborhoods about the project … But Bruce Bender (Forest City Ratner) said: "We’ve gone
above and beyond to meet with the community … To say we haven’t is wrong, deceitful and outrageous."
what evidence is there to suggest the ratner people have done anything to meet with the community beyond trying to buy up all the properties that stand in the arena’s way? i’m not saying they’re lying sacks of potatoes, but all i ever hear from them is propaganda.