A neighbor emailed me a tip that these posters had recently been put up on the edge of the Vanderbilt rail yard. By the time I snapped this photo, a couple of possibilities for the future of Atlantic Yards had been offered. I suspect that the empty blanks won’t last long. (Anyone know who put them up? I think it’s a clever concept.)
The New York State Court of Appeals should soon announce their ruling in Goldstein v. ESDC, the Atlantic Yards eminent domain case. They could announce their ruling as soon as tomorrow, November 24, and certainly by mid December.
Although widely believed that the court would rule against the plaintiffs (Goldstein), there is more than an outside chance (however unlikely) that the judges would rule against the ESDC and developer Forest City Ratner (FCR). New York is currently one of only 7 states that have not amended their eminent domain law following the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Kelo v. City of New London ruling in 2005.
If the court rules against the developer, Atlantic Yards would be dead. FCR has never detailed a Plan B.
November 24, 2009 at 11:50 am
Looks like Atlantic Yards is…. happening! Right on.
November 24, 2009 at 11:56 am
Yes, the developer has cleared a major legal hurdle with today’s Court of Appeals ruling. But, there’s still a long road ahead with more lawsuits and financing hurdles. So, the fat lady hasn’t sung yet.
And, I clearly don’t share your enthusiasm. This development, if built as planned (which is highly unlikely), would destroy my neighborhood by turning it into an area much like the one around Madison Square Garden. Ugh.