More on Downtown Brooklyn communitys' struggle to survive!

A channel 12 (Brooklyn local news) in New York City) feature concerning the plight of long time residents and small business owners in Downtown Brooklyn communities who are being forced out of their buildings and uprooted by greedy developers and real estate moguls who plan to build luxury condos and high rise buildings in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood.

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[DaringDirk100]

Anyone with half a brain signs a retail lease for 10 years, so they can't get kicked out after only 5 years.

[Dj7baylum]

Wall street assholes are trying to cluster fuck your neighborhoods with 50,000 new residents in all your leftover open space's

[Crazii3Compl3xLuV3]

I went to St. Joseph HS right near and I remember the pizza shop and all these stores. Now, 4 years later, there all gone. Change is good but not always need/

[Elking55]

Damn wat a shame

[aews175]

I live in the area and love it but I'm concerned!

Since this is occurring almost simultaneously in so many locations all around the area, it amounts to a massive disruption!

For some time, possibly more than a year or two I won't be able to shop in my neighborhood.

Breathing is also going to be difficult with so much demo annd construction going on there will be a huge amount of dust and dirt as well as exhaust from vehicles and equipment.