Cool or Not Cool: Daniel Goldstein's Own Private Battle for BK?

Daniel Goldstein in Battle For Brooklyn

Back in July our fearless Managing Editor wrote a stellar review for the movie Battle for Brooklyn. This brainchild of filmmakers Suki Hawley and Michael Glinsky used 500 hours of footage taken over the span of 8 years to explore the highly controversial Atlantic Yards project. The narrative focused on a graphic designer by the name of Daniel Goldstein, whose apartment was declared imminent domain by the city. Goldstein's struggles to fight against Ratner and consequently become a leading member of the opposition against the Atlantic Yards made him a sort of urban grassroots hero around these parts. 

When Goldstein was booted out of Prospect Heights pad kicking and screaming, he crossed Flatbush with nearly 3 million smackers in settlement money from the city. He bought himself a hot little number in Park Slope. According to Gothamist, Goldstein and his wife now want to add an 18 foot extension onto their Park Slope Shangri-La . But get this: their neighbor, an administrative law judge by the name of Kathryn Roake, says no way.

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