Anti-AY Lawsuits: And Then There Was One
The legal challenges against Atlantic Yards are dwindling. On Friday afternoon a state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn and 25 other community groups challenging the project’s environmental impact review statement. In her 71-page decision, Justice Joan A. Madden shot down most of the lawsuit’s claims, which argued that the state’s…
The legal challenges against Atlantic Yards are dwindling. On Friday afternoon a state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn and 25 other community groups challenging the project’s environmental impact review statement. In her 71-page decision, Justice Joan A. Madden shot down most of the lawsuit’s claims, which argued that the state’s review of the project didn’t fully account for its possible effects on traffic, security and open space. Forest City Ratner, Marty Markowitz and the ESDC hailed the decision. “We are very pleased with Judge Madden’s decision, as it further clears the way for Atlantic Yards and the thousands of jobs, affordable housing units and world-class arena—the Barclays Center—that will accompany the project,” said Forest City chief executive Bruce Ratner. The dismissal means the only major lawsuit still pending against Atlantic Yards is the one challenging the use of eminent domain for the project. DDDB says it plans to appeal Madden’s decision, and that the anti-AY fight still has plenty of life left in it. “We are disappointed by the court’s ruling. But let’s be clear: Atlantic Yards cannot move forward while the thirteen plaintiffs—homeowners, business owners and tenants—are in federal court in a separate case challenging New York State’s unconstitutional use of eminent domain. We expect to prevail in that lawsuit, as well as on the appeal of today’s decision,” said DDDB spokesman Daniel Goldstein.
NY State Supreme Court Rules for ESDC in Atlantic Yards Lawsuit [DDDB]
Atlantic Yards Environmental Impact Review Suit Dismissed [Gowanus Lounge]
Judge Dismisses Challenge to AY Environmental Review [Atlantic Yards Report]
Big Loss for Atlantic Yards Foes as Environmental Lawsuit Dismissed [NY Observer]
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Atlantic Yards [NY Times]
Atlantic Yards model from AtlanticYards.com
I don’t really want AY, but I am also skeptical of the horror claims; I’ve already seen how “experts” can create fake disaster scams (examples include human-induced global warming; heterosexual aids fears; bird flu fears; fears that NYC could never get better; fears of economic meltdowns that never happen, etc, etc etc.”
If you really think climate change is a “faxe disaster scam” then 2 PM is right. You are truly an idiot.
Montrose Morris = chicken little.
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asstard ignants. always miss the pts.
I can’t believe that sentient beings of any political stripe can’t see what a mess the traffic around AY will be. It’s a mess NOW.
Projecting that people won’t drive to games JUST because the arena will be located in a fabu traffic hub, is like projecting that there will be plenty of liquor left over at an open bar, because statistically people are now drinking less. NOT! You cannot wish away the hoardes of traffic that will descend on downtown Brooklyn anywhere near game time.
More importantly, the traffic at non game time is going to be horrific. It is now. We are going to have gridlock like you can’t believe. Why is it so hard to understand that this is the main artery from all of Brooklyn and parts of Queens and LI, into Manhattan? The trucks alone stretch for miles.
I won’t even get started on the infrastructure concerns – sewage, overcrowding of subways, electricity, and whatever else is underground. I have no problem with development on this site – it is needed. But this is way too much, with little or no thought or planning, done on the public dime.
Brooklyn Wants a pro team! Build the AY! Daniel G. and his clowns of brownstone living selfish ass whipes should stop pretending they care about the community when all they care about is themselves! Daniel G is a herb that isnt even from Brooklyn, why are we listening to this schmuch????
But admit it: the experience of working in a Metrotech building is incredibly depressing; Stalin would be proud; going there for depositions feels a lot like suffocation. One has to hope that AY will be nothing like it…
Metrotech is a huge success and the monday morning quarterbacking about its design is just stupid. The project was designed at a time when building new office space in Brooklyn was considered ridiculous (in fact, it was designed during a period when the viability of Brooklyn, indeed NYC was seriously at question). The project was designed soley to attract high quality tenants to Brooklyn and prove Brooklyn’s feasibility as an office center. It fulfilled its mission on both counts and therefore applying 2008 realities onto Metrotech’s design ignores history and how we got here.
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January 14, 2008 2:00 PM, when Romney, or Rudy or McCain (who I really dislike because he is, for all intents and purposes, a Democrat) wins in November, please frequent Ozzy’s on 7th so I can see how depressed and miserable you are. Or send a photo, please: BrooklynCouch@aol.com
Yes, th United States is run into the ground…lol.