BREAKING: Goldstein et al Lose Eminent Domain Lawsuit
The New York State Court of Appeals has just ruled in favor of the ESDC in the closely-watched eminent domain lawsuit brought by property owners in the footprint of its proposed Atlantic Yards project. According to Atlantic Yards Report, “In a decision (PDF) that gives the crucial–but perhaps not final–boost to the Atlantic Yards project,…
The New York State Court of Appeals has just ruled in favor of the ESDC in the closely-watched eminent domain lawsuit brought by property owners in the footprint of its proposed Atlantic Yards project. According to Atlantic Yards Report, “In a decision (PDF) that gives the crucial–but perhaps not final–boost to the Atlantic Yards project, the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, approved the use of eminent domain by a 6-1 margin, saying that it’s not the role of the courts to intervene in agency decisions, given the wide latitude in state law.” The ruling means that Ratner may proceed with the sale of tax-exempt bonds to finance the sports arena that is scheduled to be the first stage of the gigantic development. The construction of both affordable and market-rate housing is supposed to begin with months of the arena, but as The New York Times points out this morning, “with so many new apartments sitting vacant, analysts say it could be many years before demand will justify building so many units in one neighborhood.”
Atlantic Yards Project in Brooklyn Clears Legal Hurdle [NY Times]
Court of Appeals upholds AY eminent domain 6-1 [AY Report]
Photo by Tracy Collins
The takeaway from Benson’s link:
“But what could unite Brooklyn now? Certainly not the New Jersey Nets.”
yes … the will of the people … i’m entitled to everything, including a job, but i don’t want one or need one b/c i’m entitled to everything …
if we lived in a functional society, losers would pay costs and this selfish poser goldstein would’ve never brought his first sham suit. take your stipend and move to phoenix you cornball.
So Big Jugs;
Tell us how you really feel about this decision….
Remember how much L.A. really started to suck after it lost it’s NFL team?
fsrg- just because we disagree does not mean I don’t understand the ramifications. I most certainly do- as for an oligarchy of judges…well… I don’t want judges making law wither- I want them to clarify it which unfortunately leads us back to the same place we were. It isn’t the Constitution that changes- its the interpretation. And these days it seems sometimes that translates into legislating from the bench. But again- you’re right. Its our system and it is not changing anytime soon.
Bxgrl we are talking about judicial decisions. Eminent domain, abortion, segregation are always open to legislation. This is a democracy, mostly the will of the people (for good and bad) should have the largest sway. I for one would not want to live in a country where an oligarchy of judges were the main makers of law. And I think if you understood the ramifications of what you are suggesting you wouldn’t either. But no matter…it is the bedrock of our country and it is not changing.
As for the benefitsof the arena, I said that a lot of it is not measurable IMO and besides that’s not my basis of support, so why you are all citing $ based articles to refute my point is beyond me.
if the populace were regularly informed by reasoned analysis goldstein et al would have more of the public behind them.
Posted by: bkn4life at November 24, 2009 1:32 PM
This is one major reason why DDDB has failed so miserably. They blatantly say that anyone who disagrees with their version of events is stupid. Nice work, guys. It’s taken you so very far.
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And the new Yankee Stadium, with its mall and food court and restaurants, is actually hurting local business, as detailed in numerous recent articles:
http://therealdeal.com/newyork/articles/new-yankee-stadium-hurting-local-businesses-owners-say
http://www.fieldofschemes.com/news/archives/2009/11/3908_new_yankee_stad_5.html
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/oct/29/yankee-stadium-costing-area-businesses
etc., etc.
I think this will certainly make Brooklyn a world-class money-laundering spot for Russian Billionaires. These state authorities take the lower bid on the land and then issue the bonds to “rinse” some of that nice dirty money…