Kafka on the Pier
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Abstract
This chapter refers to the Brooklyn Bridge (BB) Park as the second site where the author sought to land the floating pool but was under the auspices of a subsidiary of a state-run entity, the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC). It discusses the author and her team's participation at the BB Park Corporation meeting, including Malcolm McLaren, a waterfront engineer. It also recounts how McLaren could explain technical terms regarding barge placement and anchoring to the author and her team in plain English. The chapter details the intention of the BB Park Corporation meeting to talk about an agreement for the floating pool to dock temporarily at one of the former Port Authority piers. It mentions Jamie Springer, a young go-getter and project manager who considered the floating pool to be an excellent temporary use for the BB park.