Another twist in the 160 Imlay Story: Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Lewis sent developer Bruce Batkin back to the drawing board when she ruled that the BSA’s original decision back in December 2003 to grant a variance to convert the building into condos despite the manufacturing zoning was “irrational, arbitrary and capricious, and not based upon substantial evidence.” Tom Russo, founder of the Red Hook Gowanus Chamber of Commerce, which sued the city over the decision in January 2004, hailed the ruling as “a victory for the small businesses of Red Hook” while Batkin vowed to fight on.
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