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April 21, 2007
Demolition to continue on Atlantic Yards project after ruling
AP via Newsday
COLLEEN LONG
Demolition work for the $4 billion Atlantic Yards project is set to continue next week, after a judge on Friday denied a temporary restraining order request by a group of property owners and tenants facing eviction.The order would have protected nine buildings until a May 3 state court hearing on a lawsuit by opponents seeking to block the project, which promises to redraw the Brooklyn landscape with 16 skyscrapers and an 18,000-seat arena.
Members of Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, which filed the suit against the Bruce Ratner project, planned a weekend protest on the demolition of the structures, expected to begin Monday.
"We are confident in the merits of our challenge to the state's approval of the project and that once our claims are heard we will prevail," said Candace Carponter, a spokeswoman for the group.
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NoLandGrab: Perhaps there will be weekend protestations, but the protest is on Monday...
Posted by amy at April 21, 2007 11:18 AM