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December 22, 2010
Atlantic Yards Stopped?
The Huffington Post
by Steve Ettlinger
Longstanding opponents Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn and Brooklyn Speaks got a favorable response last month and will have a hearing tomorrow, Dec. 22 (State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman, 60 Centre Street, IAS Motion Part 57, Room 335). At issue is a motion for a stay on the construction of Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards development. The plaintiffs charge collusion to deceive the court on an environmental impact statement. It appears that this is clearly the case. This is more than what stopped the infamous Westway project years ago.
How, you might wonder, does Bruce Ratner's mega-development inspire such sustained assault? Let's see some basics.
Click through to read Ettlinger's cogent summary of why NoLandGrab is still covering stories like Ettlinger's.
Posted by eric at December 22, 2010 11:19 AM