Three of the seven-member Empire State Development Corporation board didn’t even bother to show up at Friday’s vote on the Atlantic Yards project. Maybe they decided they didn’t need to, as the press release had already been written before the vote was taken to approve the both the plan, the Final Environmental Impact Statement and the building condemnations that are part and parcel of the project. Within hours of the expected decision, thirteen tenants at two buildings (473 Dean Street and 624 Pacific Street) sued the ESDC for signing off on the buildings’ condemnation without permission from state housing officials to erase the rent-stabilized leases.
A Nod for AY, Then a Lawsuit [NY Times]
Ratner to Court Albany for Arena [NY Post]
In Fifteen Minutes… [AY Report]