We have to fear that 80 years of building a middle class and safety nets for the less than well off are in the process of being demolished.

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Smith's jumper had New Orleans as close as 84-80 with more than five minutes still to go, but Lopez and Williams began to take over again, scoring the rest of the Nets' points and briefly building the lead back to nine inside the final two minutes.

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Jay-Z, who famously grew up in the nearby Marcy housing projects, has been pounding as loud as anyone in his role as public face of the building and its main tenant, the Brooklyn Nets.

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However, the only ones in any "zone" were the Nets, who hardly missed in the second quarter while building a 30-point lead.

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For that, sponsors are still waiting out the final verdict on a new building, whether it goes up on Long Island or Queens, lest the club move in with the Nets in Brooklyn or leave the market altogether.

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