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  • 2011
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2011
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m

Summary Battle for Brooklyn is 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 ...

Directed By: Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley

  • 2011
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2011
  • Virgil Films & Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m

Battle for Brooklyn

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary Battle for Brooklyn is 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 ...

Directed By: Michael Galinsky, Suki Hawley

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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73% Positive
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90
Jun 16, 2011
A documentary about the unending mess that is the Atlantic Yards project, is unabashedly slanted and as a result will probably be dismissed by those it portrays unflatteringly. That's unfortunate, because this film should be discouraging and dismaying for people on all sides of the project, for what it says about oversize expectations and missed opportunities.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
83
Jun 16, 2011
Most viewers should find the documentary Battle For Brooklyn gripping and provocative, no matter their opinions about eminent domain, historic preservation, or public dollars going to support private development.
By Noel Murray FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 17, 2011
A gripping documentary about how unnecesary real estate development can change the soul of New York, brings us inside the lives it touches.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW
70
Aug 19, 2011
Although not exactly even-handed, the movie proves a deft look at a reluctant crusader and how financial sway and political override can so effectively trump the power of the average citizen.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
70
Jun 18, 2011
"It's un-American," Goldstein says about the abuses of power at the heart of the film, before correcting himself: "No -- you know what? It is American." That's precisely the message that Battle for Brooklyn doesn't sufficiently explore.
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50
Jun 17, 2011
Unfortunately for the film, it's clear from the outset this is a totally one-sided battle that well-connected developer Bruce Ratner is fated to win.
By Lou Lumenick FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 14, 2011
Battle for Brooklyn brings up larger quandaries about urban development which it doesn't begin to address.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW

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Production Company RumuR Inc.
Release Date Jun 17, 2011
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Tagline What would you do if they tried to take your home
Website http://www.battleforbrooklyn.com/
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