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May 17, 2010
Tues, May 18. Oral Argument on Eminent Domain Related Atlantic Yards Case
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
Legal arguments in the following lawsuit will take place Tuesday, May 18th, at 2:30 PM in Manhattan. Keep in mind, when timing your arrival, that there is a security check to go through.
Details:
PETER WILLIAMS vs. NYS URBAN DEVELOPMENT CORP
Tuesday, May 18.
2:30 PM
New York County Supreme Court
60 Centre Street [Map]
Room 335
ManhattanOral argument on Article 78 lawsuit seeking to compel the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) to make new Eminent Domain Procedure Law (204) findings and determinations.
A number of property owners and tenants in the footprint brought this lawsuit in January 2010 arguing that the eminent domain takings were based on a 2006 approved plan that no longer exists. If the property seizures are going to occur, they must be for the drastically altered current plan—a basketball arena and one building—not for the project originally conceived with the promise of 2,250 affordable housing units, 16 towers and 10,000 jobs. The case argues that the ESDC must make new findings and determinations under the States's Eminent Domain Procedure Law.
Posted by eric at May 17, 2010 11:05 AM