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Battle for Brooklyn (2011)

Gênero : Documentário, Drama

Runtime : 1H 33M

Director : Suki Hawley, Michael Galinsky

Sinopse

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 Jersey Nets.

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Suki Hawley
Suki Hawley
Director
Michael Galinsky
Michael Galinsky
Director

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