Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn v. Empire State Development Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
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Williams, J.
The primary question raised upon this appeal is whether the motion court’s disqualification of counsel for respondent Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) due to the “appearance of impropriety” was proper. We conclude that it was not.
In December 2003, respondent Forest City Ratner Companies (the developer) announced its proposed redevelopment of the Atlantic Terminal area of Brooklyn. The Atlantic Yards Arena and Redevelopment Project (the Project) would encompass 22 underdeveloped acres that includes several blocks of occupied residential and commercial…
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