by Lucie Levine 
Maker Park, the proposed 7-acre waterfront space once home to Astral Oil Works and now within the larger scope of Bushwick Inlet Park, has been aiming to bring art, education, community and performance to the Williamsburg waterfront by adapting industrial infrastructure since 2015. Now, the team behind the reimagined industrial-space-turned-community-hub is moving forward with a whole new vision based on open dialogue, communication and feedback…
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While I may not always agree with the Maker Park founder there is no doubt that he is the authentic voice for this project and their group has been heavily active in the community. So disappointed that you chose to write an entire article without mentioning that neither Karen (Creative director of Kushner) or Stacey have ever lived in Williamsburg or Greenpoint and are trying to use their money and influence to co-opt a grassroots community led effort that they got fired from.
For Greenpointers to ignore the actual group (@makerpark) that actually interacts with the community instead of just trying to profit off is kind of shameful… at least the article should mention that there is another group…
These are developer-connected private citizens with no official public roles, who had nothing to do with the fight for the park, trying to hijack the naming and planning of the public park. That should be much more clear in your reporting.