Battle for Brooklyn

Battle for Brooklyn

2011 · 93 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary, Drama

An intimate look at the very public and passionate fight waged by residents and business owners of Brooklyn’s historic Prospect Heights neighborhood facing condemnation of their property to make way for the polarizing Atlantic Yards project, a massive plan to build 16 skyscrapers and a basketball arena for the New Jersey Nets.

Directed by Suki Hawley

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