“My colleagues and I stand 100% with the plaintiffs,” said Councilwoman Letitia James (WFP-Prospect Heights), who filed the supporting brief with Rep. Major Owens (D-Crown Heights) and state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D-Fort Greene).
Following suit: Pols join filing against Atlantic Yards razing
Three Brooklyn elected officials yesterday joined a high-profile lawsuit to bar Bruce Ratner from demolishing six buildings in the proposed Atlantic Yards site.
“My colleagues and I stand 100% with the plaintiffs,” said Councilwoman Letitia James (WFP-Prospect Heights), who filed the supporting brief with Rep. Major Owens (D-Crown Heights) and state Sen. Velmanette Montgomery (D-Fort Greene).
James, who is a lawyer and an outspoken critic of Ratner’s proposal, also plans to argue the brief personally when the two sides next appear in court Feb. 14.
The move comes a day after South Brooklyn Legal Services joined the suit filed by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn and other community groups Jan.18.
The suit also charges that the same well-connected Manhattan lawyer, David Paget, first represented Ratner, then moved to the state agency overseeing the project, where he signed off on the demolition.
A Ratner spokeswoman declined to comment on pending litigation.
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