Goldstein et al. File Suit Over AY Eminent Domain
Three homeowners, along with six renters and the owner of Freddy’s Bar, sued Governor Pataki, Mayor Bloomberg and Bruce Ratner in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn yesterday over the “misuse of government’s power to take property by eminent domain.” The Atlantic Yards proposal is premised on the abuse of eminent domain, said Matthew D. Brinckerhoff,…
Three homeowners, along with six renters and the owner of Freddy’s Bar, sued Governor Pataki, Mayor Bloomberg and Bruce Ratner in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn yesterday over the “misuse of government’s power to take property by eminent domain.” The Atlantic Yards proposal is premised on the abuse of eminent domain, said Matthew D. Brinckerhoff, the plaintiffs’ lead lawyer. It would mean the taking of one citizen’s property to benefit a powerful and influential private citizen, he said. The suit also claims that the politicians and developer failed to seek adequate community input. According to the NY Post, Mayor Bloomberg laughed when asked about the suit’s chances of stopping the project. “The Atlantic Yards project is something that Brooklyn, and this city, really needs,” he said. What do you think the suit’s impact will be?
Groups Aiming to Block AY Cite Eminent Domain [NY Law Journal]
Suit Against AY Challenges Eminent Domain [NY Times]
Suit Seeks to Dunk Arena [NY Post]
AY Project Abuses Eminent Domain, Suit Says [NY Sun]
Legal Shot Fired in Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards Fight [Curbed]
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Babs there was more then one spelling error. I can give the individual a break on possessive but not grammar. E is not next A on the key board. And your attacking someone for being ignorant but what are you trying to articulate with your post. Wow, the self prescribed intellects are not as smart as they think.
Wow, no shrieking over the article that mentions Marty kickstarted this process. I’m shocked!
Yes, John, the truth hurt is. Makes tons of sense to me. One spelling error = probably a typo. A repetitive confusion of “their” and “there,” combined with misplaced apostrophes = ignorance. So yes, for the know-it-all-is the truth hurt is!
Hey, genius, Anonymous at October 29, 2006 9:00 AM maybe you should learn how to spell. LOL, if that’s not the funniest thing I have seen in awhile. Someone reprimanding someone for grammar and making spelling errors themselves. Guess the truth hurt’s which caused you to have a spelling spasm.
again, I ask: why can’t Ratner demolish his own malls to make way for the arena instead of taking other people’s homes away? That would take away the ugly spectacle of eminent domain and make the development a lot more palatable to fair minded Brooklynites. Also why are you pro AY boosters so eager to see this project fly? What is in it for you? Does turning the Atlantic/Flatbush intersection into Times Square good for anyone living in the area? It is obviously good for some land holders but who else benefits? The yards should be developed but there are much more sustainable and balanced approaches that would provide work and housing for Brooklyn but wouldn’t create the the massive strain on infrastructure and would be more in harmony with the surrounding area.
DDDB and Goldstein are getting so desperate. Get off of this blogsite and find something better to do with your free time. I’m sick and tired of hearing about AY! Over 70 posts and over 50 are written by anti-development whackos, primarily DG himself! So pathetic! Every poll indicates that the city and the borough of brooklyn supports this project. If you don’t want to live next to AY move to Queens. This is indeed a Done Deal and the majority of us are tired of hearing about it. Goldstein will eventually sell out and become a very rich man in the process. I’m not losing sleep over this project because in the end it will be a win win for Brooklyn. At the same time I’m not going to work myself into a frenzy to stop a moving train simply so Goldstien can obtain a bigger pay day. Give me a f’ing break!
It was mentioned in a profile of Marty Markowitz in an April 2005 issue of The New Yorker.
(NOTE: I have no doubt that someone will follow this post with a hysterical, preachy contention that the New Yorker is incorrect, that Marty is a sham, that this is false, etc.)
“This project did not originate with Ratner. Marty Markowitz came up with the idea and hounded Ratner to make it a reality, so there goes the argument that Ratner originated this.” Anon, how do you know this, what is your source? Most people see Marty as Bruce’s puppet. Do you have any evidence of this.
This project did not originate with Ratner. Marty Markowitz came up with the idea and hounded Ratner to make it a reality, so there goes the argument that Ratner originated this.