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April 20, 2010
FCR affidavit regarding DDDB's litigation strategy relies on one not-so-reliable Brooklyn Daily Eagle reporter
Atlantic Yards Report
Having Forest City Ratner cite your reporting in an Atlantic Yards-related affidavit is kind of like winning the anti-Pulitzer.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, thanks to columnists Dennis Holt and Henrik Krogius, has been a longtime cheerleader for the Atlantic Yards project.
But it's neither Holt nor Krogius but courts reporter Ryan Thompson whose conclusionary and loaded language regarding Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn's (DDDB) legal strategy is crucial to Forest City Ratner executive Maryanne Gilmartin's affidavit in support of an eviction order.
The affidavit is part of an ESDC package of legal papers aiming to convince state Supreme Court Justice Abraham Gerges to ensure that all condemnees leave the Atlantic Yards footprint by May 17. DDDB is not a party to this case, though DDDB spokesman Daniel Goldstein is a condemnee.
A hearing will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Supreme Court in Brooklyn, 320 Jay Street.
DDDB's strategy
While delay is surely a calculation, Thompson suggests that DDDB's litigation strategy is solely about delay, rather than any legitimate effort to hold government accountable.
Thompson, it should be pointed out, was the reporter behind the scoffing report, cited Saturday, that Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn asked "the court to consider new evidence that DDDB claims was not available at the time of the oral argument in January."
Choosing to cast doubt on DDDB's "claims," Thompson failed to point out that the Development Agreement was, in fact, not made public for nearly a week after the oral argument.
Posted by eric at April 20, 2010 10:01 AM