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December 21, 2006
Court is Next For Atlantic Yards Plan
The NY Sun
By David Lombino
This is the only article from today's dailies that looks ahead to the lawsuits that have already been filed, and a possible lawsuit based on the environmental review process:
The battle over Brooklyn's biggest development project is heading for a showdown in court after the $4 billion project received final political approval yesterday from an Albany board.
A handful of lawsuits are now the last line of defense for opponents of developer Forest City Ratner's plan to build a basketball arena and 16 mostly residential towers on 22 acres in Prospect Heights.
... Lawyers say it is still unclear how two existing lawsuits, and several more that are expected to follow, will affect the developer’s timetable.A statement by the developer said the New Jersey Nets, which is owned by the developer, would play their 2009-2010 season in the planned Brooklyn arena. A spokesman for Forest City Ratner,Jeffrey Lerner,said work would begin next month on preparing site infrastructure, and construction would begin on the arena sometime in 2007. Mr. Lerner would not comment on the pending legal challenges.
Posted by lumi at December 21, 2006 9:26 AM