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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Sale Of Hudson Rail Yards
June 02, 2005
In a much-anticipated ruling Thursday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming the sale of the Hudson Rail Yards, the proposed site of a new football stadium for the New York Jets, was unfair.
In doing so the judge denied a petition from Cablevision, transit advocacy groups, and the Transport Workers Union, who argued the bidding process over the rail yards site on the west side of Manhattan was flawed.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which owns the site, opted to sell the land to the Jets based on preliminary designs of the proposed stadium, despite the fact that Cablevision, which owns Madison Square Garden, had made a higher bid with designs for mixed-use buildings, including both commercial and residential units.
Still, Thursday's ruling is not a total win for the Jets. The judge ruled that the Jets cannot close on the land until June 7th, giving opponents time to appeal.
Supporters of the stadium are declaring the ruling a victory, particularly the Jets.
In a very clear, unequivocal, unambiguous, decisive decision, [the judge] has thrown out the Cablevision lawsuit and stated very clearly that the process by which we entered into an agreement to purchase the air rights over the West Side yards from the MTA was a proper and properly conducted process, said Jets President Jay Cross.
The Jets also sent a letter today to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver urging him to vote in favor of the stadium plan. The team says a majority of the city's Assembly delegation is behind it.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has staked so much of his political future on the success of the West Side plan, says that all the questions about the stadium have been answered.
This is a process that has gone on for a long time. If you have questions about this after all of this time, either you weren't asking or you weren't listening, said the mayor. The truth of the matter is, this is one of the best investments the city and the state can make. This is not a subsidy.
Bloomberg adds the court's decision should provide impetus for board approval.
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http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=51260
June 02, 2005
In a much-anticipated ruling Thursday, a judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming the sale of the Hudson Rail Yards, the proposed site of a new football stadium for the New York Jets, was unfair.
In doing so the judge denied a petition from Cablevision, transit advocacy groups, and the Transport Workers Union, who argued the bidding process over the rail yards site on the west side of Manhattan was flawed.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which owns the site, opted to sell the land to the Jets based on preliminary designs of the proposed stadium, despite the fact that Cablevision, which owns Madison Square Garden, had made a higher bid with designs for mixed-use buildings, including both commercial and residential units.
Still, Thursday's ruling is not a total win for the Jets. The judge ruled that the Jets cannot close on the land until June 7th, giving opponents time to appeal.
Supporters of the stadium are declaring the ruling a victory, particularly the Jets.
In a very clear, unequivocal, unambiguous, decisive decision, [the judge] has thrown out the Cablevision lawsuit and stated very clearly that the process by which we entered into an agreement to purchase the air rights over the West Side yards from the MTA was a proper and properly conducted process, said Jets President Jay Cross.
The Jets also sent a letter today to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver urging him to vote in favor of the stadium plan. The team says a majority of the city's Assembly delegation is behind it.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has staked so much of his political future on the success of the West Side plan, says that all the questions about the stadium have been answered.
This is a process that has gone on for a long time. If you have questions about this after all of this time, either you weren't asking or you weren't listening, said the mayor. The truth of the matter is, this is one of the best investments the city and the state can make. This is not a subsidy.
Bloomberg adds the court's decision should provide impetus for board approval.
Read the rest of the article here:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=51260