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February 25, 2009
It came from the Blogosphere...
Brownstoner, State Appellate Court Hears AY Eminent Domain Arguments
Much of the substance of [Monday's] arguments, which were limited to 15 minutes per side, focused on whether the State should apply a stricter definition of public use in OK'ing seizure by eminent domain and whether the ESDC erred in not considering the amount of profits a private entity (Forest City Ratner, in this case) stood to make in the deal. The lawyer for Goldstein et al argued that, depending on the size of Ratner's potential profit, the benefit to the public could be merely "incidental" in comparison. On a related note, a petition again Ratner getting stimulus funds for Atlantic Yards has been started here.
The Community-Based Planning Project, Opening Arguments Heard in Altantic Yards Case
The Brooklyn Paper has a thorough wrap-up of yesterday’s opening arguments in Goldstein et. al. vs. Empire State Development Corporation, the case brought before the State Supreme Court by tenants who are threatened with displacement via eminent domain for the proposed Atlantic Yards development.
NoLandGrab: Monday's oral arguments were not "opening arguments." Both sides had already submitted lengthy briefs [oxymoron alert], and the law permits a paltry 15 minutes per side to augment those briefs in front of the justices.
Posted by lumi at February 25, 2009 4:36 AM