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
10:24 you miss the pt again. d’ya think there aren’t any qualified Red Hook residents to be managers? rest my case, idjits like you are plain blind.
If one believes in Armageddon like neoconiacal asses do, then it’s upon us. The Bushes and Cheneys are behind this Republican ruin. The tall buildings are the watch towers with sentries to shoot down anyone against it while gladly watching blood sports.
Wait – you mean Ikea isnt giving over managerial positions to people who have never worked in a managerial capacity before, and certainly never worked at an Ikea before????
Holy $hit Ikea is giving entry level jobs to entry level people?? My god that is crazy!!!!
9:47 – Do you even hear how ridiculous you sound?
FSRG
$2 billion for this. We were robbed, conned and lied to.
As disgusted as I am with this development and all of the crooks involved, I’m thankful that I live a little ways away. For me the traffic, congestion and pollution will probably be manageable. For many, there’ll be no escaping the harm this overfunded overdelopment will cause.
Ratner must be laughing his ass off at us right now. We’re paying him $2 billion to wreck our own neighborhoods.
9:58 absolutely nothing wrong with mopping floors. you’re right it’s an impt job. sad to say tho it’s one of those minimum wage vacancies they’ll offer you just to make you think they’re doing good for the community, was a selling point in the beginning when they said they’d offer jobs to the area. What jobs? Agion, bait and switch.
In times like this the Atlantic Yards is EXACTLY what we need. Here’s one for the Forum: During the temporary real estate hiatus in the market what will Brownstowner do now that he has nothing else on his plate excelt psychos like the what? “We” were just curious.
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@9:44
It would seem your malaise is contaigous. Please consider the following suggestion for your 4 remaining rounds.
Please kill only two feral dogs. (which will no doubt upset someone)
Please kill me so I will no longer have to swim in your sobbing self loathing.
and the last round…
@9:44
“Not so sure it makes sense to have incompetent government hacks make decisions that have enormous impact on our lives with no oversight whatsoever.”
Well,
Its your opinion that incompetent goverment hacks make decisions.
Its typical that you would say that as you sit back drinking your coffee in your (home?) office.
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Not sure if any of you look past your noses when you are out and about, but I hate to break it to you; NYC has always been about change, and the condos, and the arena, and your million (+) dollar brownstones are all agents of the current change.
So when you were happy to get rid of your tenants paying 1980’s rent and even happier when the nice yuppy couple showed up and is paying 3 times what you had ever wished for, run to the palor floor bathroom and take a look in the mirror, and say thank you.
What’s wrong with mopping floors, 9:47? Are you implying that custodians should be ashamed of their profession and that they don’t do important work? Can you imagine how filthy the bathrooms and offices of this city would be without cleaning staff?
Typical arrogance.
Wash ’em down with Mr. Clean, 9:51.