Bushwick Inlet Park

"We're kind of in awe and in shock."

"Never insult a person you need something from."

The site's owner has put the property up for public auction.

But the owner reportedly wants five times that amount.

"We envision a park that reflects the creative ethos of the surrounding neighborhood and draws upon the rich legacy of making and collaboration."

To speed things along, the city would be slapped with a $1 million fine for every subsequent year sans-park.

The CitiStorage site is still in private hands.

"What is there to say other than, 'Where's our park?'"

Without a park, and as families start to fill the proposed towers, "This community will collapse."

Smiling kids and industrial decay don't mix.