Vincent V. Abate , chairman of Community Board 1 in Greenpoint and Williamsburg , Brooklyn , said that at least some of the land would become parkland , but that he regretted not getting the Olympics , if only because visitors from around the world would have learned '' what the neighborhood is all about . '' ''
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