Documentary Screening: ‘Brooklyn Matters’

6:25 PM EST on January 11, 2007

Focusing on the planned Atlantic Yards development in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, this spirited documentary film reviews how the project gained approval, its potential impact on Brooklyn, and the politics surrounding one of the largest development proposals in the cityâ€™s history. The documentary â€” featuring candid interviews, strong opinions and lively characters â€” is an insightful and sometimes startling view of how land-use decisions are made. A discussion will follow.

Aaron Donovan

Before he began blogging about land use and transportation, Aaron Donovan wrote The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund's annual fundraising appeal for three years and earned a master's degree in urban planning from Columbia. Since then, he has worked for nonprofit organizations devoted to New York City economic development. He lives and works in the Financial District, and sees New York's pre-automobile built form as an asset that makes New York unique in the United States, and as a strategic advantage that should be capitalized upon.

Documentary Screening: ‘Brooklyn Matters’

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