About 100 protesters showed up in front of the Brooklyn Museum last night to protest the museum’s $1,000 a plate Brooklyn Ball, which was honoring Bruce Ratner. This from Norman at AY Report:

Maybe it was the parade of limousines and SUVs bringing well-dressed guests–at $500 to $1000 and more a plate–to an event that protesters likely arrived at via the 2/3 subway line. Maybe it was a sense that Forest City Ratner, however stalled in its plans for most of Atlantic Yards, is in the driver’s seat, with most elected officials yet to challenge the developer. Maybe it’s that demolitions promise increased blight around the Atlantic Yards footprint. Maybe it’s just the accumulation of grievances.

But the protest organized by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn last night outside the museum was notably angry, with some 80 people gathering at one point, many chanting "Ratner is a liar" and "Shame on you" at vehicles coming to drop off their passengers. (More people arrived later, as others left, so total attendance probably topped 100.) Taking off from the museum’s function, several people carried signs calling Ratner a "con art

I am awaiting my pictures from my exclusive AY demo photographer. Coming soon.