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February 7, 2005
Round 2: MSG sues NYC over West Side rezoning
Madison Square Garden added the City Council to its suit over the West Side's environmental impact statement.
The NY Daily News: Garden sues Council
The NY Daily News: The lawsuit calls the Council's approval of the rezoning "arbitrary and capricious" and an "abuse of lawful procedure," arguing it was based on a flawed environmental statement.
NY Newsday: Madison Square Garden sues city over stadium rezoning
NY Newsday: The suit was originally filed in December as part of an attempt to stop the Jets from building a new stadium that would be near the Garden. The council became a defendant after it approved a city plan to rezone part of the West Side for housing, offices and parks.
NoLandGrab: All of MSG's efforts are tying up the Jets project, which keeps Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal on the back burner. Also, they publicly highlight the controversial issues surrounding Ratner's Brooklyn Boondoggle.
Posted by lumi at February 7, 2005 8:19 AM