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October 30, 2006
Plotting offense in Atlantic Yards fight
Attorney for project foes says developer-driven Brooklyn plan is unconstitutional
Metro NY
Last year the U.S. Supreme Court gave states broad powers to seize private property for projects benefiting the public. Yet last week a group of Brooklynites in the way of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the $4.2 billion development would rely on an unconstitutional use of eminent domain. Plaintiffs’ lead attorney Matthew Brinckerhoff explained how he intends to prove that Ratner’s plan for a basketball arena surrounded by 16 towers does not meet the court’s definition of public use.
Posted by lumi at October 30, 2006 9:04 AM