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March 6, 2010
Anthrax-Free Zone
The fascination continues with the story of a mailing to Kings County Supreme Court Justice Abrahama Gerges that contained white powder
The Brooklyn Paper, Judge in Yards case gets a powder-filled threat
By Stephen Brown
The judge who approved the state’s seizure of properties in the Atlantic Yards footprint earlier this week received a letter containing a suspicious white powder on Thursday, causing an evacuation of the entire 24th floor of the Kings County Supreme Court on Jay Street in Downtown.
It is unclear whether the substance mailed to Justice Abraham Gerges — which was found to be “inert,” according to cops — was sent in connection with the Atlantic Yards case, a steroid case that he is currently hearing or something deeper in the long career of this judge and former City Councilman.
BioPrepWatch, Brooklyn judge in anthrax scare
By Nick Rees
The secretary of a Brooklyn judge opened an envelope on Thursday containing a suspicious white powder, a spokesman for the Office of Court Administration has announced.
Police, fire and hazmat crews responded to an emergency call just after noon from the Kings County Supreme Court Criminal Term. The 24th floor of the building, located at 320 Jay St., was evacuated and sealed off.
The letter, sent to Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Abraham G. Gerges, was filled wit sh a white powder that was later found to be "inert," the spokesman said.
Gerges' secretary was decontaminated by the NYPD's Emergency Services Unit.
Speculation on the letter centers on it being a retaliatory response to a recent judicial order by Justice Gerges that transferred the tile of the land at Atlantic Yards to the state via eminent domain.
The Brooklyn Ink, More on Atlantic Yards Judge White Powder Scare
The judge who approved the state seizing property for the Atlantic Yards development got a letter laced with a white powder yesterday.
Cops say the substance was not dangerous, but weren’t sure if Justice Abraham Gerges was being targeted for Atlantic Yards, his current case – steroids – or something else in his 45 years of service.
NoLandGrab: Fortunately, the anthrax threat wasn't real. Unfortunately, the promises of Bruce Ratner to provide an economic benefit to New York via the proposed Atlantic Yards project are also not real.
Posted by steve at March 6, 2010 4:54 AM