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October 13, 2009
Straphangers sue to annul sale of Atlantic Yards
Reuters is carrying news of the suit against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority by the Straphangers Campaign, local pols and Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn.
The troubled Atlantic Yards project, a multibillion-dollar redevelopment in Brooklyn, came under renewed fire on Tuesday as a group of elected officials and consumer advocates filed a lawsuit seeking to annul the sale of the site.
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"While the MTA is forcing service cuts and fare increases on the people of New York, they are giving Forest City Ratner just about a free ride," Senator Montgomery said in a statement.The suit charges that the MTA violated state law that requires it to get an independent appraisal of the site and seek competitive bids.
"The MTA failed to fulfill either of these legal requirements when its board approved its new deal with Forest City Ratner on June 24th, 2009," Montgomery said.
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The suit is Montgomery et al. v. Metropolitan Transportation Authority et al. in the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Posted by lumi at October 13, 2009 8:34 PM