Daniel Goldstein lives in the middle of what would be one of the biggest developments in New York history – the Atlantic Yards project. He won't make way, and here's why.

Daniel Goldstein lives literally at the center of the debate over the Atlantic Yards project in downtown Brooklyn. His condo sits inside a 31-unit building that would be demolished to make room for a New Jersey Nets arena. That arena's a relatively small part of the current $3 billion, 16-tower mixed-use project planned by developer Bruce Ratner and backed by officials like Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Brooklyn borough President Marty Markowitz.

All the other owners in Goldstein's Pacific Street building took buyout offers from Ratner. But Goldstein stayed in the now empty, stripped-bare building with a faulty elevator, awaiting a legal showdown and helping run Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, a group opposed to the Atlantic Yards project in its current form. That form would make it easily one of the biggest single developments in New York history.

In a recent podcast with The Real Deal, Goldstein talked about why his group is opposed to Atlantic Yards – but not necessarily opposed to development in downtown Brooklyn.

To listen to the entire podcast, click one of the links below.