A Brooklyn charter school is at odds with Pfizer over a vacant lot next door. As HannahKliger reports, it's a sore thumb and sore point that has soured the longstanding relationship.
- On Bartlett Street in South Williamsburg, students play in the shadow of several massive construction projects, a sign of continuous development in the neighborhood.
"At the end of the day, they do get to make that final decision, but I would hope they would stand by their ethics as a business to do what is right for the community that was their foundation," Co-Principal Eloise Cummings tells CBS2's Hannah Kliger. School leaders say because of zoning restrictions, a clause in their agreement with Pfizer prevents them from building or developing on their own lot until the company releases ownership of the lot next door.
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