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August 27, 2007
"NIMBY love" indictment continues, including factual errors
Brooklyn Daily Eagle recycles a Village Voice article that stuck the "NIMBY" label on the Develop Don't Destroy community activists who are about to get married (never mind the fact that the group has pitched in on a non-land-grabbing, neighborhood-respecting alternative plan).
Inexplicably, Eagle reporter Sarah Ryley also recyled another myth, first created by the Voice:
...the epic battle coming to a close — the outcome of two major lawsuits expected to be resolved in the fall."
NoLandGrab: Since Ryley has been covering Atlantic Yards during the past year, she should know better than most:
- that oral arguments for the appeal of the ruling to dismiss the Federal eminent domain suit are scheduled for Oct. 9, which, if the plaintiffs are successful, will send the case back to trial, and
- that a ruling in the environmental lawsuit is expected soon, which, depending on how Judge Madden decides, could deal a serious setback to the project.
So, yes, the cases could be resolved this fall if Ratner decides to give up, but to assume that they will is hubris on the part of the impartial media.
Posted by lumi at August 27, 2007 11:26 AM