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March 4, 2008
The Day Is Set for the Fall; Atlantic Yards Appeal To Be Considered by Court in September
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
By Ryan Thompson
The date is set for what may be the final appeal of the last lawsuit that would stop Bruce Ratner and the Atlantic Yards.
With four separate lawsuits having set up hurdles for the Atlantic Yards project, it appears that the final obstacle will be addressed this fall. On Friday, the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court ordered that the appeal of the lawsuit that claims the environmental impact statement’s approval is defective will be considered by the court in September.
The lawsuit was filed by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn and is the only lawsuit that technically seeks to directly stop Atlantic Yards from being built. The case was dismissed by the state Supreme Court in Manhattan in January, and plaintiffs appealed.
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After four separate lawsuits that would effectively stop Atlantic Yards have been dismissed, as well as three of the four appeals being dismissed or denied, this appeal of the environmental-impact case is the last appeal that plaintiffs are entitled to as a matter of right. If this appeal fails, it would take the state’s highest court or the country’s supreme court to choose to intervene.
NoLandGrab: Actually, the lawsuit was filed by a coalition of neighborhood and environmental groups, not Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn exclusively, and it seeks to challenge the ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, and not, technically speaking, stop the project.
Posted by lumi at March 4, 2008 5:16 AM