The Brooklyn Paper makes us realize that the Brooklyn Bridge Park braintrust's efforts to turn the landmark Tobacco Warehouse into a cultural space will?surprise!?have its controversies. Park gadfly Judi Francis (of the macho-sounding Brooklyn Bridge Park Defense Fund) says using the warehouse as a not-for-profit facility is a move to deny the park maintenance funds and guarantee that more luxury housing will be built. [Brooklyn Paper; previously]
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