Atlantic Yards Renter Relocation Lawsuit Tossed
A lawsuit challenging the legality of the ESDC’s relocation plan for 13 renters in the Atlantic Yards footprint was tossed out of state appellate court on Friday. Twelve of the renters live in rent-stabilized units, and their chief argument was that the ESDC had not formulated a feasible plan for helping them find comparable affordable…
A lawsuit challenging the legality of the ESDC’s relocation plan for 13 renters in the Atlantic Yards footprint was tossed out of state appellate court on Friday. Twelve of the renters live in rent-stabilized units, and their chief argument was that the ESDC had not formulated a feasible plan for helping them find comparable affordable housing. The decision, which Atlantic Yards Report reprints here, says the ESDC has indeed come up with a realistic plan for relocating the tenants. Other anti-AY legal challenges are still awaiting their day in court: Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn has two outstanding lawsuits challenging the project’s proposed use of eminent domain and its environmental review.
Cout Evicts Residents’ Suit Vs. Atlantic Yards [NY Post]
Appeals Ruling a Win for Atlantic Yards Developer [NY Daily News]
State Appellate Court Dismisses Renters’ Case [AY Report]
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if i ever run into Ratner or even Frank Ghery i’m going to grab their head, lower it to my ass, and let a huge fart rip right in their face. and preferably this will happen in front of a large group of people. they deserve far worse though, i’m just feeling nice today.
It can be argued that the delay has already bankrupted Bruce Ratner. If I understand correctly, and there is a limit to how much attention I give to any one project, Bruce transferred an independently-owned subsidiary to its parent company. If you had your own company, what other than financial duress would make you do something like that?
anyone still fighting ratner is stupid. stop wasting your time.
do something else. like move. i did. i left the area and bought in williamsburg because i think that the construction and the congestion will suck big time.
“and leave a BIG hole in the ground for years to come.”
In case you haven’t noticed BOB, there’s ALREADY a big hole in the ground there. It’s been for at least 44 years (or, as long as I have been alive)!
— Brooklyn native and resident
4:32,
I don’t mind your thinking me wrong, but how can you doubt the What? 🙂
DDDB has been parroting the same line for years, Bob, and it’s nothing more than wishful thinking. Ratner is far more intelligent that most people are willing to admit – if bankruptcy were as inevitable as you claim, he’d abandon AY in a heartbeat. That’s why he’ll always be richer than you and me.
If our friend “the What” is right, EVERYTHING will be worthless once Atlantic Yards is built–or even before 🙂
On a more serious note, [if anything can be called more serious than our friend’s jeremiads] since the stadium is basically a red herring to divert attention from another bloated condo project, the delay, coupled with the glut of new condo construction, is likely to bankrupt Ratner–ironic (and well-deserved) justice which will nontheless screw a large part of Brooklyn and leave a BIG hole in the ground for years to come.
Brownstoner will be worthless once AY is built.
Atlantic Yards will be worthless once Atlantic Yards is built…
B’stoner, can we get some tee shirts with a list of ALL the things that will be worthless once AY is built?