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January 19, 2010
Taking Atlantic Yards Delayed ‘Til Spring
Another Lawsuit In Court Tuesday
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Ryan Thompson
The court proceeding required for the state to take control of the land at Atlantic Yards, which the New York Court of Appeals ruled can be done via the constitutional use of eminent domain, has been postponed, according to the watchdog blog Atlantic Yards Report.
“The Atlantic Yards condemnation case, which was supposed to go to court on January 29, has now been postponed to March 17, with a change in judges from Abraham Gerges to Bert Bunyan,” the blog reports. However, an update on the blog reports that Justice Gerges was never formally assigned. Justice Gerges is a lifelong Brooklyn resident who once served as the administrative judge of the Kings County Supreme Court. He currently presides in the Criminal Term at 320 Jay St.
The Atlantic Yards condemnation case is to be heard in the Kings County Supreme Court Civil Term, 360 Adams St. However, it is not unusual for judges in Brooklyn to preside over both criminal and civil cases, when necessary.
...When the ESDC takes the land from private businesses and homeowners, it is required to pay them “just compensation” for their land. What “just compensation” equates to in monetary terms must be determined by a court.
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Curbed, ANOTHER ATLANTIC YARDS DELAY
Atlantic Yards haters will be able to raise a pint at Freddy's for a couple more months: Norman Oder reports that the court hearing necessary for the state to condemn and seize the land within the megaproject's footprint has been postponed. The hearing was supposed to take place on Jan. 29, but now E.D.-Day (eminent domain, duh) will be March 17. That's enough time to build at least a dozen more beer-can guillotines!
Posted by eric at January 19, 2010 2:07 PM