New York's second highest court ruled Friday that the state can proceed with eminent domain and condemn properties needed for Atlantic Yards, the biggest victory so far for Bruce Ratner's long-delayed project. Although critics promised to appeal to the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals doesn't have to hear it. Ratner told the Times he expects to break ground by October, with "the intent that the Nets will play ball in the Barclays Center in the 2011-2012 season."
- Court Rebuffs Atlantic Yards Opponents as Legal Options Narrow - Eliot Brown - New York Observer
- Eminent domain case is dismissed unanimously; appeal in this and EIS case remain as last hurdles - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Atlantic Yards wins key legal victory - Amanda Fung - Crain's New York Business
- Nothing but net: Ratner wins a big one! - Mike McLaughlin - Brooklyn Paper
- Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Atlantic Yards - Charles V. Bagli - New York Times
- Bklyn Arena Victor Ratner: We're ready to dig - Rich Calder - New York Post
- Ruling could put Ratner's Atlantic Yards project back on track - Jotham Sederstrom - New York Daily News
- Ratner: NY arena project breaks ground this year - AP
- Ratner: Atlantic Yards To Break Ground This Year (Video) - NY1
- Booker: Sale of Nets is imminent - John Brennan - The Record
- Forest City Ratner Statement on Appellate Division Eminent Domain Ruling - Barclays Center
- Reading the dailies on the eminent domain case: questions about groundbreaking, appeal timing, Gehry's role - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Ruling puts Ratner closer to Nets' Brooklyn Arena - Mark Macyk - New York Newsday
- Nets project moves ahead, but toward what? - Neil deMause - Field of Schemes
- Nets to Break Arena Ground This Year, Play in 2011, Ratner Says - Larry Siddons - Bloomberg