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June 2, 2006
Court OKs Ratner demolition after the fact
In another win, appellate division ruling re-instates ‘revolving door’ Atlantic Yards lawyer
Brooklyn Papers
By Gersh Kunstman
Bruce Ratner has won the right to tear down buildings that he’s already demolished in the footprint of his proposed Atlantic Yards project.
In a victory, of sorts, for the developer, a state appeals court this week upheld a lower court ruling that allowed Ratner to demolish the buildings — including the Underberg Building at the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues — because they posed “an immediate danger to the public.”
Opponents had argued that Ratner should not be allowed to tear down the buildings because the larger Atlantic Yards has still not received state approval.
In the same ruling, the appellate division overturned the lower court’s ruling that forced the state to fire its lead attorney because he had once worked for Ratner on the same project.
Posted by lumi at June 2, 2006 8:49 AM