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April 21, 2007

Ratner Demolitions OKd

The Brooklyn Paper
Ariella Cohen

A federal judge ruled on Friday that Bruce Ratner can start knocking down buildings in the Atlantic Yards footprint, even as several court cases aimed at stopping the mega-development percolate through the court system.

At a hearing held Tuesday, Justice Joan Madden had asked Ratner to delay planned demolitions until she could rule on a request for a temporary restraining order that would’ve stopped the construction until a May 3 hearing in one of the cases.

Ratner agreed delay the demolitions, which would have begun on Wednesday.

But on Friday, Madden decided not to issue the restraining order, clearing the way for Ratner to begin clearing land in the footprint.

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Posted by amy at April 21, 2007 11:10 AM