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Brutally weird: for "Brooklyn," substitute "Forest City Ratner"

The Daily News editorial today cites "a new basketball arena for Brooklyn."

But the arena wouldn't be for Brooklyn.

Forest CIty Ratner would get the naming rights and the revenues. Brooklyn would get a chance to buy tickets.

Pinamonti predicted it

Brutally weird? Well, John Pinamonti predicted it, in "The Burrow":

Makes me sad, yea it's such a pity
They're trying to rename Brooklyn "Forest City"


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