AY project wins eminent domain battle

The State Appellate Court
ruled in favor of Forest City Ratner today, upholding the state’s right
to use eminent domain to seize the remaining parcels on the project
site. In the decision against the nine homeowners and business owners in the Atlantic Yards footprint,
the court ruled that the developer’s private benefit from the
construction of Atlantic Yards does not outweigh the overall public
benefit. The attorney of Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn
said it plans to appeal the ruling in The Highest Court.

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