BREAKING: Judge Backs Eminent Domain Seizure at Yards
The Brooklyn Paper is reporting that State Supreme Court Justice Abraham Gerges this morning ruled against property owners in the footprint of the Barclays Center, paving the way for Forest City Ratner to begin construction on the controversial arena. In one fell swoop, the judge rejected 14 claims by the owners as being meritless. The…
The Brooklyn Paper is reporting that State Supreme Court Justice Abraham Gerges this morning ruled against property owners in the footprint of the Barclays Center, paving the way for Forest City Ratner to begin construction on the controversial arena. In one fell swoop, the judge rejected 14 claims by the owners as being meritless. The properties affected by the ruling include the home of Develop Don’t Destroy leader Daniel Goldstein, above.
Judge Rules Against Yards Property Owners [Brooklyn Paper]
MM – I am really not getting bent out of shape – all I said (originally) is that Bxgrls 107PM accusation that Gerges took a bribe was despicable (see my 1:40 comment) – it has nothing to do with a pro AY or anti-AY position – I am no fan of Gerges – I just think publicly accusing (or even speculating) that a judge (who is bound by some pretty clear law in this particular case – again condemnation proceeding) is taking bribes is not proper.
If you and Bxgrl think that such speculations/accusations are approriate and called-for so be it…MY ethics say otherwise.
” it is a slanderous accusation and IMHO quite inappropriate – not based on law or feelings regarding AY – but rather on a personal level.
Posted by: fsrg at March 1, 2010 4:22 PM”
Since you don’t know me, how would you know what is or is not personal for me? You don’t.
“after all I was subjected to his personal psychological analysis which you seemingly did not read. ”
Where?
FSRG- I’ll confess to glancing over the initial post so I did not read the judge’s name but your shrieky hysteria and need to get personal over my opinion and an off the cuff remark really says more about your uptight I’m sitting on a broomstick political view. You chose to ignore a lot of facts (Read the AY Report once in awhile) in your comments and for you to get personally nasty over comments about a public figure- a conjecture in fact- says you have issues of maturity. Don’t like the idea of questioning judges or politicians? Maybe you should live in a totalitarian country where they actually like that sort of unthinking behavior.
Oh come on fsrg, you are getting pretty bent out of shape over a difference of opinion. Bxgrl did not slander the judge, and to go on like she did is really a bit much. And you are getting pretty personal talking about dim witted people. How about everyone just cooling out?
Like many positions, if one is for it, anything and everything is fair. If you are against it, nothing is.
Personally, nothing about this whole thing has been either fair or above board, but I’m not going to call people who disagree with me names. Gotta admit, never will understand how you came to that position, and after arguing on Brownstoner for over 3 years on said position, I don’t expect you to change. But then neither will I, and unless they are presenting me with the keys to the city at center court, I don’t expect to ever set foot in the place.
you can speculate about graft and corruption all you want – and you can even accuse people of being corrupt but when you do the latter with no basis AT ALL, then MY ETHICS say – its wrong – and I’ll say so
The land appraisal is and was ridiculous BECAUSE it put forth a totally unrealistic price for the construction of the platform needed to actually create the land – the cost estimate was based upon a single Firms estimate and with no input from the MTA into its specifications and requirements. The MTA recongnized this and took the bid that actually would be feasible – would you have been happy if someone had bid $1 Billion dollars for the land but then couldnt actually afford to build anything?
Don’t you think it is at all interesting that even the much ballyhood “Unity Plan” bid came in approximately 30% BELOW the so called estimate?
antidope- are you well? Do your glasses need cleaning? Did you not see what fsrg posted to me? Or is it just that you are so in love with the idea of AY you feel the need to attack? Whatever. And what makes you think I didn’t get involved? Because I don’t post about it here? I had every right to ask fsrg about his ethics- after all I was subjected to his personal psychological analysis which you seemingly did not read.
fsrg
is it wrong to speculate that Bruce Ratner/ Forest City have been involved in bribary? You don’t think that something is ‘fishy’ at this point? Even after Ridge Hill?