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Scrappy "Wal-Mart" Held Up By Black-Gloved Hand Of Bureaucracy
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Christopher Robbins
Published Apr 14, 2011
Modified Apr 14, 2011
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New Yorkers are oh-so-close to getting
15 foot trampolines for $300
a Wal-Mart at the Gateway II development site in Brooklyn. But the Daily News reports that nitpicking over the city's $35 million dollar appraisal of the land has slowed the agreement between the developer, Related, and the quaint little store that has carefully and courteously charmed this great nation. Don't these gadflies know that we need cheap oil drums of Strawberry Whoppers NOW?
Wal-Mart's opponents include Councilman Charles Barron, who says that Related promised city council members the land wouldn't be leased to the store, and a representative from New York Jobs With Justice, who stressed that because the initial appraisal was flawed, to not have it redone "would give away public land without knowing its true value."
Despite the fact that the Gateway II project will bring "2,200 affordable apartments, 1,700 jobs, and 16 acres of parks" to the neighborhood, that didn't stop New York Jobs With Justice from singing a cringe-inducing protest hymn to the tune of Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" at Related's headquarters. When this baby opens up, these guys should pick up the 20th Anniversary Edition of Dirty Dancing ($8.46!) to brush up on their moves.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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