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March 1, 2010
State Owns Atlantic Yards; Brooklyn Homeowners’ Titles Taken
Judge Orders Transfer of Title After State Exercises Eminent Domain
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
by Ryan Thompson with Samuel Newhouse
Those who own businesses or homes in the footprint of Atlantic Yards do not own them anymore.
The land of Atlantic Yards has been condemned. And title to that land has transferred, a Brooklyn judge ordered Monday morning.
Kings County Supreme Court Justice Abraham G. Gerges confirmed Monday afternoon that his judicial orders not only granted the right for the state to take title from the private landowners, but also effected the actual transfer of title to the state.
“New York state now owns my home,” said Daniel Goldstein, Pacific Street resident and spokesman for lead opposition group Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB). “Technically, a court ruled that … it’s okay for the state to steal my home and give it to Bruce Ratner.”
...After years of lawsuits and litigation, after loud protests and verbal fights, after restructuring, refinancing, renaming and resizing, the Atlantic Yards process has yet to overcome all legal hurdles. Just when it seems the path is clear, another legal challenge rises up to block the construction cranes from building a project that was originally announced over six years ago.
Posted by eric at March 1, 2010 6:57 PM