by Aaron Simon 
In North Brooklyn open green space for public recreation is considered scarce. But the mood was celebratory at the North Brooklyn Parks Alliances’ annual Party for the Parks held on Oct. 18 at the Wythe Hotel (80 Wythe Ave.).
The passage of the Waste Equity Billthat will cut in half North Brooklyn’s waste processing by Oct. 2019 and the opening of the ultra-modern Domino Park…
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Listen to all these bald-faced lies. Two Trees could not “promise” neither could Reynoso “press” for it. The waterfront’s accessibility is SPECIFICALLY mandated by the City. “Delivering” the Park means that people like Reynoso and Walentas have placed the waterfront under a private-public relationship of the kind of contention that is today gripping national AND local politics—the Park is not a mere “amenity.” It is now UNDER CONTROL by Two Trees—that is the point of this back-slapping and glad-handing and general sycophancy and dishonesty all around that is making for just the most amateurish display of Orwell.