Trojan horse protests Powerhouse development plans

Three New Jersey artists have created a Trojan horse to protest
development plans by Toll Brothers in the Powerhouse Arts District in
Jersey City, the Wall Street Journal reported. Toll had planned three
residential towers
, each about 30 to 35 stories high, and a performing arts
center on a 3-acre site that includes a former kosher food plant. But residents said that the tall buildings would destroy the
character of the budding arts district, which has cobblestone streets,
low-rise commercial-buildings converted to residences and an
independent coffee shop.

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The project slowed down after initial
community protests and the slowdown in the housing market. Still,
recently, the artists placed the second-hand toy rocking
horse painted metallic silver on the development site. The horse
represents “developers who would come in and destroy the historic feel
of the neighborhood,” said Ian Hinonangan, who worked with artists
Camilo Godoy and Brendan Mahoney. [WSJ]