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]
Snarky- the MoneyGrubbers? The AY A$$hats? The Ratner Rats? I can see that logo.
“my personal wish is for them to build the arena and skip the rest. any chance that will happen?”
I had hoped the opposite 🙂
Oh well.
> (I’m hoping for a name change)
Me too. The Brooklyn Boondogglers has a nice ring to it.
Or mayhaps the Landgrabbers? The Pocketpickers?
So many choices…
The Prudential Center isn’t in a swamp. It’s a new arena in an urban location. It’s a 20-minute train ride to midtown, same as Atlantic Yards Not that these guys take the train, just that its proximity to ‘the media capital of the world’ is the same. Jay-Z already co-owns the team, for all the impact that has had.
Thanks, harriet. Here- sit by me behind this tree. I’m evading incoming fire 🙂
Here’s something to support bxgrl from today’s NY Times:
“They are appointed by politicians,†Ms. Haberfeld said, “and it really takes a supreme personal integrity to say to the person who appoints you, ‘No, I’m not going to do it.’”
http://nyti.ms/b0aNwV
The article was about an agency that was established to be above political pressures: The NY State Police. What? you might ask. Corruption in the police? Well, judicial offices are handed out as patronage positions.
People love to complain about the State Senate, but our judicial branch is also really bad.
it’s also not in a swamp.
where is maplewood guy when you need a good bk v nj slamdown?
“Why would being on the wrong side of the East River be any more attractive to free agents than being on the wrong side of the Hudson?”
Players care about playing in New York City. Brooklyn? Even better. Broolkyn is the spiritual home of basketball, in the media capital of the world. Players, even those who even live in Jersey (a lot of them, actually) don’t want to play there. If you don’t think playing in a new Arena in BK on a team co-owned by Jay-Z is not enticing to players, well…I don’t know what to say. The Brooklyn Nets, or whatever they call it (I’m hoping for a name change) will be the hottest jersey in the country: Mark my words.
Really gman? My comment was to a whole range of things- so what if the case was simply about eminent domain? As well known, eminent domain laws vary widely- despite the SUpremem Court rulings. But beyond that, why should Ratner be allowed a pass on everything and be given the favor of eminent domain? I’m sure Gerges is trembling in his seat over my question- which was more glib, than serious. I was making a point- but i see you and FSRG are not conversant in sarcasm or irony.
My bigger point is this- since we have seen how well the government works for any of us- why should the Supreme Court be considered untouchable? We’ve already seen how the Justices at the Federal Level, allow their own politics to color their decisions. We’ve seen how politicians and judges and CEOs are interconnected- why shouldn’t I, or any other citizen question why poor decisions are made? Because I have yet to hear a good explanation for the use of eminent domain in this case.
The lack of outrage over the many questionable details of AY, or the money we are throwing at it seems far more spurious and off base than what I said.