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.
As for Newark traffic problems, there’s a big difference: Newark is between between NYC and much of the NJ suburbs; most Manhattan commuters don’t go through downtown Brooklyn to get to Long Island during rush hour.
In any case, our lovely Democrat-laden political machine has given us/allowed us to have AY, so suck it up, and focus on mobilizing when/if the nighmare traffic you fear actually shows up.
D-O-N-E-D-E-A-L!!!
Republicans have managed to run the United States into the ground in a mere 7 years.
I guess that deserves *some* sort of recognition.
Oh, okay, so now we know BrooklynCouch is an idiot. Only an idiot would like the WORST president in the entire history of the United States to serve another term.
What is it you’re afraid will happen under a Democrat? No war with Iran? What?
IKEA: It is interesting to read from a few post above that mentions the residents of Red Hook are mostly un/undereducated albeit untrained to hold managerial positions at Ikea. They are assuming Blacks who live in the NYCHA. But other percentage of residents are educated, trained Whites or Browns, etc. Why do you assume that jobs are only offered to people in the projects? Ikea is practicing discrimination by hiring managers from outside of the area code. And some of those well experienced folks, Black, Latinos, Whites and Asians live right there on Van Brunt street vicinity, and are perhaps out of work.
A third term of GWB would be slightly better than a global attack of the zombies from 28 days later.
Anyone not currently working for Ratner should actually look at the traffic study. it cited gridlock as far away as Atlantic Avenue and the water. The public transportation issue is irrelevent – construction is going to last 10 years.
When the major traffic arteries get clogged (y’know, 2 days after the 10 years of construction starts) many of Brownstone Brooklyn’s side streets will become noise and pollution-riddled parking lots. Permanently.
Interesting, Democrats have largely controlled this city, and most cities for the last fifty years, and obviously you are so happy with the result that you aren’t complaining. So obviously, Republicans could only do a worse job. And Rudy didn’t improve NYC at all…open your eyes, please.
“A third term of GWB would be a lot better than one of Hillary or Obama.”
WRONG
A third term of GWB would be a lot better than one of Hillary or Obama.