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October 9, 2009
It came from the Blogosphere...
Brownstoner, Atlantic Yards: Shaya Gets the Boot
As you may remember, Forest City Ratner, developer behind the Atlantic Yards, hit a little snafu in the planning stages when it claimed to own or control more land than it actually did, namely the lots at the corner of Carlton and Vanderbilt. The snafu came in the form of property owner Henry Weinstein, who fought Shaya Boymelgreen's attempt to assign his lease to Forest City Ratner. Weinstein took Boymelgreen to court and legally took possession on September 18, but according to the Atlantic Yards Report, he just received the eviction notice from the Sheriff's Office yesterday.
Curbed, Atlantic Yards Remix: Envisioning a Nets Arena Gone Green
We've seen some zany re-imaginings of the Barclays Center arena and assorted other Atlantic Yards elements over the years (even contributing our own every now and then), but this one—via the blog Restless—is really something special.
The Wonkster [Gotham Gazette], The Eminent Domain State
“New York is perhaps the worst state in the nation when it comes to eminent domain abuse — the forcible acquisition of private property by the government for private development,” according to a new report by the conservative Institute for Justice.
The study goes through a litany of examples of what they see as an unfair eminent domain process here. They point out that an area need only be considered in danger of becoming blighted in order to be condemned; describe a byzantine, opaque, and unaccountable hearing process; and focus on the short window of time for property owners to protest at inadequate proceedings.
Shouts from the Stoop, The List
30 for 30 got me thinking. Here is my wish list of things I would like to see, read or watch:
...I want the Atlantic Yards Project to go through and the Nets to play in Brooklyn, but if I opposed it, I would like to see Living Colour sing "Open Letter to a Landlord" in downtown Brooklyn.
NetsAreScorching, NETS ON THE NET: 10/8/09 EDITION
Prospective Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov believes the team will become profitable in 2011-12 once they move to Brooklyn, the Moscow Times reports.
The New York Post is reporting that Atlantic Yards opponents are preparing another lawsuit, claiming the Empire State Development Corporation accepted skewed data and failed to meaningfully engage the public during its review of the development.
Dime interviews Courtney Lee who talks about his playoff performance, his new role on the Nets and his desire to play Mikhail Prokhorov in one-on-one.
Posted by eric at October 9, 2009 9:07 AM