In an e-Mail sent to the New York Observer, Steve Hindy has responded to the controversy and criticism surrounding the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
You are correct: I did strongly and publicly support the Atlantic Yards project. I did not expect to be a big public supporter; I sort of stumbled into it. The Brewery did a Nets promotion soon after the project was announced. It was a family event, with Daryl Dawkins and the Nets dancers. People brought their kids and got free hats and t-shirts. It was fun.
The next day, some of the more radical opponents of the arena called for a boycott of the brewery. The bar Freddy’s, which was bought out with imminent domain (at a great price), made a big show of throwing us out. Some bars in Flatbush and Park Slope still will not carry our beer because of the controversy. Not to whine, but it hurt because we have put a lot back into this community...
I know this was all a very small footnote to the development of the project, but it was a big deal for us at the Brooklyn Brewery. We definitely suffered some collateral damage.
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