My Life In Brooklyn

Late this afternoon a chatty and enthusiastic man rang my doorbell with a petition and pen in hand.

“This is for the basketball stadium,” he told me.  “We all know its going to be built.  This is to ensure local residents will get the construction jobs.”

I read it over.  Not a word on it about construction jobs, however it was collecting signatures in support of Atlantic Yards development.

When I began to talk to the signature collector, noting there was nothing on the petition about jobs and asking who he represented, the man backed off and was on to the next house before I could say another word.

As usual, read before you sign.