Justice Center Restitution Crew Improves Red Hook Neighborhood
Derek Goddard supervises the Neighborhood Restitution Crew at the Red Hook Community Justice Center. The group assigns community service for light offenses instead of jail, cleaning and painting projects such as River of God Church basement and Visitation Church garden prep for a pre-K program. Goddard, a Red Hook native with a contracting background, coordinates supplies and worker welfare.
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Forest City’s Atlantic Yards saga and media stance
The piece recounts Forest City Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, detailing eminent domain battles and public backlash. It notes a 10 year court fight, eventual arena and towers, funding via Russian and Chinese partners, and iterative design shifts away from Gehry towers, with ongoing neighborhood impact debates and critical press coverage.
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