Topic: Matthew Brinckerhoff

NYC owners: Arena land-taking is unconstitutional

AP News - 854 days ago
Eminent domain for Brooklyn arena project is unconstitutional, owners tell NY's top courtHomeowners and businesses resisting the forced sales of their properties for a massive development in Brooklyn told New York's top court Wednesday that it's unconstitutional for a ...

At Supreme Atlantic Yards Hearing, Questions of Process

The New York Observer - 1086 days ago
Right out of the gate, justices had a few questions for the lawyers petitioning the State Supreme Court's Appellate Division in a hearing Monday morning to block eminent domain for Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn. " interjected Justice ...

Atlantic Yards Case Heads to U.S. Supreme Court; More Legal Action Lay Ahead

The New York Observer - 1414 days ago
Property owners and tenants filed an appeal late yesterday in U.S. Supreme Court for their case contesting the use of eminent domain in the $4 billion-plus Atlantic Yards project, an action that legal experts have said is likely to be the ...