From the NY Post:A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday ruled the National Parks Service illegally booted two historic 19th century buildings from parkland protection so the city could sell them to private developers as part of the Brooklyn Bridge Park project.
Judge Eric Vitalianio ruled that the feds violated proper procedures, such as replacing the property with new park space.
The scathing 14-page decision devastates the city's embattled plan to turn over the roofless Tobacco Warehouse to a DUMBO arts group, St. Ann's Warehouse, for a $15 million project to bring community events and live theater to the park.
It backs a preliminary injunction that was issued in April and also protects the Civil War-era Empire Stores site.
A city lawyer said, "We . . . are evaluating our options," and may appeal.
6 comments:
Huh? So the buildings need to stay with the NPS? The NPS needs to build a park on this site? Nothing in this article makes any sense. Next.
Wow, if they do this in Brooklyn, can we imagine what they get away with in Queens where everyone is brain dead?
I think I understand it ... its like (fill in your favorite borough), where you have cultural groups near the waterfront that have developers in their board that (control?) them to do 'arts' projects ... that are really real estate studies .... that benefit the developers.
Get it?
Now if these properties are returned to the control of the public it would be a hell of a lot more difficult to pull off these stunts.
I think what you are talking about is - er - illegal.
victory! we no longer have to worry about the rehabilitation of a roofless building by a performing arts center.
yeah, victory indeed.
now the city and the feds get to blow more money on ridiculous ligation costs just to clear this up and get the arts center in there like originally planned.
victory! we no longer have to worry about the rehabilitation of a roofless building by a performing arts center.
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If it were Queens they would get Pistilli or Serrrano (sp) to slop 5 stories of wallyo-designed crap on top.
Might be better if its roofless until a new generation of architects and city planners take over.
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