Judge Tosses Out Willets Point Lawsuit

"A federal judge throws out a lawsuit standing in the way of the Willets Point redevelopment project in Queens." via NY1.com

Re: Mets' Citi Field and Iron Triangle neighborhood [scrap yards and auto repair shops].

More info on the dismisses Willets Point lawsuit check The Village Voice.

about 2 years ago nelsonc 6 comments 0 recs |

Story-email Email Printer Print

Comments

I thought maybe the judge should have thrown out the Mets for incompetence.

by fxcarden on Nov 26, 2009 7:50 AM EST reply actions

Does this hurt or help Elmer Dessens dream of an autoyard?

"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.

by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Nov 26, 2009 12:09 PM EST reply actions

The City's lawyer

in the Willets Point case works right down the hall from me. My division handles eminent domain cases for the City. I do bankruptcy law for the City, but they lump eminent domain, tax and bankruptcy all in the same division.

by wobatus on Nov 27, 2009 3:55 PM EST reply actions

can we eminent domain the Wilpons out of Citi ?.

by fxcarden on Nov 27, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions

You work for the Law Department?

by BobbyV_Incognito on Nov 27, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions

Yes

I do. And I will look into if we can get rid of Jeff and Fred.

by wobatus on Dec 1, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions

Comments For This Post Are Closed

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

My dirty little secret: I was once a Yankees fan

by mttlg 4 days ago

15 comments | 4 recs

Sabermetrics and Me: Drowning in Objectivity

by Five-Tool Tool 7 days ago

22 comments | 4 recs

2012 AA Prospects List #3

by Ogre39666 8 days ago

31 comments | 6 recs

Recent FanPosts

2012 AA Prospects List #7

by Ogre39666 about 23 hours ago

9 comments

Varieties of Baseball Experience

by Pack Bringley 1 day ago

0 comments | 1 recs

Am I crazy?..

by finsforlife 1 day ago

23 comments

2012 AA Prospects List #6

by Ogre39666 3 days ago

45 comments | 2 recs

2012 AA Prospects List #5

by Ogre39666 5 days ago

17 comments

BrooksBaseball Player Cards: An Amazing Resource For Mets Fans Who Are Curious About How Pitchers Pitch In The Major Leagues

by garik16 6 days ago

1 comments | 1 recs

2012 AA Prospects List #4

by Ogre39666 7 days ago

18 comments | 1 recs

Sandy Alderson, @MetsGM, and getting ready for Spring Training

by jgweiss 7 days ago

0 comments

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

FanShots

Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.

Recommended FanShots

by The Apple about 5 hours ago 4 comments | 6 recs

Introducing Buddy Alderson, Sandy's dog, and the newest member of Puppy Avenue!

Embiggen here.

by Steve Schreiber about 11 hours ago 14 comments | 6 recs

Judging by the comments to Matt Callan’s ode to 1986 Mets: A Year To Remember from a few weeks back, the video has a devoted Mets fan following. Despite being too young to remember anything about that season, it has a special place in my fandom as well. It was part of a two video rotation (Ghostbusters being the other) which ran almost daily on my television for a few years in the early 90s. And it remained a once-in-awhile watch through high school and college.

Unsurprisingly, the physical tape deteriorated over time, and the screen jumps and sound skips made for a less than optimal viewing experience. With sale of the video discontinued, my brother converted it to DVD and gave it to me for Christmas in 2010. See the picture above for the box and DVD. He even created a scene selection function which can be accessed from the main menu. "Get Metsmerized!" plays on loop on the menu screen. It is my favorite Christmas gift ever and is still nice to throw on for a viewing.

"How'd we do it? Mirrors!"

by James Kannengieser 7 days ago 5 comments | 3 recs

I was flipping through some of my parents' photo albums this afternoon in search of one particular shot of the sign my older sister made for Mets Banner Day back in the late eighties. Though I didn't find that one — I'll post it when I eventually track it down, and I can assure you that it's Keith-themed — but I did stumble upon this wonderful photo of my younger sister's stuffed animal menagerie spread out in front of a glorious rainbow-festooned Mets pennant, also from the late eighties.

She works for the HRC now and was particularly delighted to be reminded of this photo.

(click to embiggen)

by Eric Simon 12 days ago 7 comments | 4 recs

Recent FanShots

ST TV Schedule

by fxcarden about 11 hours ago 2 comments

Mets Expected To watch Scott Kazmir Pitch

by Rey-O 1 day ago 15 comments

Dickey is # 2 defensive pitcher

by Apodaca All Stars 2 days ago 21 comments

Yahoo Sports comments on Sandy's Tweets

by FrancoTAU 3 days ago 51 comments

Using hindsight to redo the Mets’ offseason | Mets360

by Apodaca All Stars 3 days ago 22 comments

Cespedes to the Athletics

by Shevshevy 3 days ago 17 comments

Kevin Goldstein Top 101

by Ambient 4 days ago 0 comments

Okay, there is no way this is Sandy Alderson

by Evan_S 4 days ago 27 comments

+ New FanShot All FanShots >