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September 29, 2008
Atlantic Yards Timeline Not Getting Shorter
Curbed
That business about having a groundbreaking for the Atlantic Yards development by December? It might happen, but it's likely to be symbolic because key litigation about the project will now drag (at least) through next year. On Friday, a State Appellate Court panel rejected a motion to dismiss the key eminent domain lawsuit against the big development, the one rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court that has been refiled in state court.
Brownstoner, Atlantic Yards Suffers a Setback
Two weeks ago, the NY Times reported that an Atlantic Yards groundbreaking might take place in December. That's looking almost impossible now, and not because of the Wall Street meltdown.
These guys reproduced the DDDB press release without additional comment:
Yonkers Tribune, Court Rejects New York State's Effort to Dismiss Atlantic Yards Eminent Domain Case
Queens Crap, Setback for ESDC in Atlantic Yards case
Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn, Major Setback for Ratner's Atlantic Yards Plan
Posted by eric at September 29, 2008 12:46 PM