Why Did Joe Sitt Switch Jerseys?

Joe Sitt’s new team, reported on Curbed and Gowanus Lounge, has got the Web speculating about his next move: Is he giving up, retrenching, or sweet-talking his way to a compromise on his Coney Island wonderland?

Consider this: His new public relations consultants, Knickerbocker SKD, worked on the transportation bond act, Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign and the Bloomberg-friendly Campaign for New York’s Future. His new lobbyist, Jim Capalino, has repped the Lenora Fulani-linked All Stars Project and the Moynihan Station developers.

Not exactly your street fighters in other words.

Mr. Sitt's new spokesman, Knickerbocker's Stefan Friedman, e-mails to say:

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