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March 1, 2010
Court upholds AY eminent domain ruling
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Eminent domain has prevailed once again for Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project in a New York State Supreme Court ruling today that clears the way for construction to begin on the Nets' new Barclays Center arena. According to the ruling, by Judge Abraham Gerges, the state can seize properties in the way of the project because the 14 claims brought forth by opponents of the plan had no "merit." Among the claims: that the state has not explicitly said the land slated for condemnation will be used for the public and that the project plan had been illegally modified.
Posted by eric at March 1, 2010 4:28 PM