Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
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Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) is a volunteer-run and community-funded 501(c)3 non-profit organization
founded in February 2004 to oppose Forest City Ratner's
8 million square foot "Atlantic Yards
" development proposal for an arena and 16 high-rises in Prospect Heights
and Park Slope, Brooklyn
. DDDB argues that the $4 billion project would use at least $1.6 billion in public money and would abuse the state's power of eminent domain
– taking private property from one owner to give to a private entity for a private use, instead of a public use.
DDDB leads a broad-based community coalition. The coalition consists of 21 community organizations and there are 51 community organizations formally aligned in opposition to the Ratner plan. Over 800 volunteers have registered with DDDB to form various teams, task-forces and committees. They are funded by individual donations and various fund raising events. There have been over 3,500 individual donors, with a median donation of $50.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
founded in February 2004 to oppose Forest City Ratner's
Forest City Enterprises
Forest City Enterprises is a $9-billion diversified real estate management and development company based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Its portfolio includes interests in retail centers, apartment communities, office buildings and mixed-use projects in the U.S...
8 million square foot "Atlantic Yards
Atlantic Yards
The Atlantic Yards is a mixed-use commercial and residential development project of 16 high-rise buildings, under construction in Prospect Heights, adjacent to Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene in Brooklyn, New York City...
" development proposal for an arena and 16 high-rises in Prospect Heights
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Prospect Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The traditional boundaries are Flatbush Avenue to the west, Atlantic Avenue to the north, Eastern Parkway to the south, and Washington Avenue to the east...
and Park Slope, Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
. DDDB argues that the $4 billion project would use at least $1.6 billion in public money and would abuse the state's power of eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
– taking private property from one owner to give to a private entity for a private use, instead of a public use.
DDDB leads a broad-based community coalition. The coalition consists of 21 community organizations and there are 51 community organizations formally aligned in opposition to the Ratner plan. Over 800 volunteers have registered with DDDB to form various teams, task-forces and committees. They are funded by individual donations and various fund raising events. There have been over 3,500 individual donors, with a median donation of $50.