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April 21, 2010
Daniel Goldstein and his family are the last residents fighting Atlantic Yards eviction battle
NY Daily News
by Ben Chapman and Erin Durkin
And then there was one.
Daniel Goldstein and his family are now the only residents fighting eviction from the Atlantic Yards site after seven other families agreed to leave by next month.
Goldstein said he'll challenge a motion to kick him, his wife and 1-year-old daughter out of their Pacific St. condo by May 17.
Meanwhile, the last of the seven other families signed an agreement Tuesday with developer Bruce Ratner to leave by May 7.
...Elizabeth Nazario, 36, who was packing up the Pacific St. apartment she shares with two teenage sons Tuesday in preparation for a move to Sunset Park, said she's happy with the deal. "I don't have any problems with it," she said. "I'm very comfortable with moving."
But neighbor Wanda Candelario, 51, said she didn't want to leave - noting her special needs daughter's school and doctors are nearby. "I'm not very happy," she said. "[But] they told me I had to go."
...Lawyer Mike Rikon, who represents Goldstein and the storage company, said it was rare to seek evictions so soon after property is condemned - and charged that officials are trying to punish Goldstein for his vocal opposition to the project.
"I've been practicing eminent domain law exclusively for 41 years and I've never seen this," Rikon said. "There is no question it's vindictive and mean."
Posted by eric at April 21, 2010 11:34 AM