AY Appeal Denied, Construction Headaches Begin
Yesterday there was word that another legal challenge related to Atlantic Yards had been denied, and construction on the complex began to inconvenience Dean Street residents. The New York State Appellate Division denied a motion for an appeal for a case that was tossed in November related to the legality of the ESDC’s relocation plan…
Yesterday there was word that another legal challenge related to Atlantic Yards had been denied, and construction on the complex began to inconvenience Dean Street residents. The New York State Appellate Division denied a motion for an appeal for a case that was tossed in November related to the legality of the ESDC’s relocation plan for 13 renters (12 of them rent-stabilized) in the Atlantic Yards footprint. According to Atlantic Yards Report, however, attorney George Locker plans to file the same motion before the Court of Appeals. If the Court of Appeals decides to take the case, the lawsuit could stay alive for another year, said Locker. Meanwhile, there’s an article in the Daily News this morning about how construction on the mega-project is starting to hit home for people who live nearby: Hundreds of Dean Street residents woke up yesterday morning without water as contractors began to work on replacing an old water main. “This is just the beginning, and it’s already starting up,” said one person who lives on Dean Street. “Imagine when it’s midway through the project. It’s gonna get worse.”
Yet Another Atlantic Yards Appeal Dismissed [NY Observer]
The “Other” AY Lawsuits Might Take a Year to Resolve [AY Report]
Pipe work at Atlantic Yards Shuts Water Off for Residents [NY Daily News]
Atlantic Yards Renter Relocation Lawsuit Tossed [Brownstoner]
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9:46 provides an exellent example of how much AY opponents rely on fear. They are forever trying to garner support by painting a picture of armageddon. Fear of traffic, shadows, noise, crowds, bodily fluids. They remind me of some religious nut standing on the corner predicting the end of the world.
This strategy has accomplished nothing. The courts have decided against them in all cases and will continue to do so.
I am tired of the people from other areas telling us neighbors of the project to be quiet. If you don’t live adjacent to the project you shouldn’t have an opinion nor repress ours. Wait for some piece of crap to land in your backyard and then we’ll let you express your concerns.
In any case, there are good construction relationships and bad ones. And this water-losing event, after the falling parapet, inappropriately-noticed bridge closing, lack of public outreach and construction scheduling, represents a bad one. Some residents accept the project is coming and just don’t want to be in the dark about construction issues. They should let us know in advance if we have to come in smelly to work the next day!
10:00, ou’re right about one thing. Flatbush will look like 34th street. And brownstone Brooklyn may eventually look like midtown Manhattan. But I choose not to leave. I love Brooklyn and see my home as being more than a development site for the likes of Ratner.
You can sit back and let us get robbed blind under the guise of “progress.” Me, I’d rather at least try do something about it. Development in scale to the space could have been great – and profitable – for all concerned. But instead we got conned.
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wake up to being a hellhole? why don’t YOU move to 34th street, Gross? the point is that development of the area isn’t bad… THIS development, with all its short sighted greed, is bad.
I’m glad you have a vision of hydropowered hovercrafts eliminating all the traffic snarls, but forgive me if I don’t share your pollyannish outlook. you like getting fleeced and fucked–good on ya! i happen to believe in standing up against corporate fucktards who count on lemmings like you to buy into their charlatan sack of shit.
NIMBY AY Opponents on Tues – “AY must be stopped – the infrastructure can’t support it”
Wed – notice filed that the water will be out for EIGHT HOURS on Saturday to replace old infrastructure
NIMBY AY Opponents on Thursday – “AY must be stopped – infrastructure upgrades are too burdensome.”
Lesson (yet again) = NIMBY AY opponents will say or do anything to advance their NIMBY agenda.
Please I have said it before, NYC is and always will be about change. And in most cases change weather you like it or not.
13 renters in the way of billions of tax revenue for the city, come on its basic.
All the doom and gloom about traffic, the traffic is bad now, and by the way has always been that way.
@9:43 “Massive increases in traffic and pollution forever. Cost unknown but quality of life reduction for many will be huge and permanent. Deduct that.”
Of course in your world nothing changes, your view remains the same only with more traffic and pollition? In 5/10 years the cars driven and the gas we put in them will have nothing in common with the ones sold or driven today.
Yes AY will turn Flatbush in to 34th street, but it is time for Brooklyn to wake up.
If you don’t like it move.
I was against AY until I started listening to some of the proponents, like 9:37, who actually live in what will be it’s prodigious shadows. Since I don’t, who am I to tell them that their life will be a stew of horrific traffic, disappearing sunlight, shitty minimum wage jobs, stoop pissing concert-goers and endless construction. It’s their life, their nabe, their vision of heaven. I wish them only the best!
This myth of Ratnerville being good for the economy is absurd. The correct question is whether it’s $2 billion good for the economy –
Yes we get some jobs. Yes we get some new taxes. We also get –
Massive increases in traffic and pollution forever. Cost unknown but quality of life reduction for many will be huge and permanent. Deduct that.
We’re forced to spend hundreds of millions on upgrades to .. . . everything from subways to water to sewers. In fact, Con-Ed is already using AY as part of their rationale to increase rates for all of us – forever. Deduct that from the supposed economic benefit.
6400 new apartments will depress the real estat emarket further. Doesn’t matter to Ratner because taxpayers underwrote 50% of the development. He can lose 49% on the deal and still make money. The rest of us aren’t so lucky.
There was nothing to stop this area being developed in a way that would have provided much more real benefit – to us and to Ratner’s bloated wallet. Corruption, apathy and ignorance beat us.