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December 23, 2006
2006 Year In Review: High Profile Court Cases Dominate Headlines
NY1
Developers of the Atlantic Yards project fought in court as opponents continue their battle to stop plans for a downtown mega sports and housing complex. In one court action, developer Bruce Ratner won the right to tear down some buildings which sit in the footprints of the proposed project citing safety concerns.Now opponents are suing, claiming abuse of eminent domain because Ratner would have to demolish their properties in order to build. But Ratner cleared a major hurdle when he won state approval for his project. To appease community concerns about its enormity he scaled back the project by five percent. But community groups say it is still larger than the original design by architect Frank Gehry.
Posted by amy at December 23, 2006 11:06 AM