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Protests at groundbreaking for Brooklyn arena
NEW YORK — Opponents of the massive Atlantic Yards development project in Brooklyn are protesting the official groundbreaking ceremony. They held a mock funeral Thursday “to bury the soul of Brooklyn.” The event took place in front of a bar that is scheduled to be demolished to make way for the development. The project has been delayed by lawsuits filed by residents fighting the use of eminent domain for the $4.9 billion, 22-acre project, which includes a $1 billion arena for the New Jersey Nets. It was originally supposed to be open for the current NBA season. The arena is now scheduled to open sometime in 2012. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Gov. David Paterson and developer Bruce Ratner are among officials scheduled to attend the groundbreaking Thursday afternoon.
By AP
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for massive Brooklyn sports and entertainment arena
March 11th, 2010
Groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for Nets arenaNEW YORK — A groundbreaking ceremony is set for the long-delayed Brooklyn development that includes a new arena for the New Jersey Nets. The $1 billion arena was announced in 2003 and was originally supposed to be open for the current NBA season.
Developers of massive Brooklyn arena project clear another legal hurdle to eminent domain use
March 1st, 2010
Another legal win for Brooklyn arena developersNEW YORK — Developers could soon break ground on a massive New York City project that includes a new professional basketball arena. A state Supreme Court judge in Brooklyn on Monday rejected a legal challenge by homeowners and businesses to the state's use of eminent domain for the $4.9 billion, 22-acre Atlantic Yards project.
Groundbreaking ceremony delayed for Mississippi River bridge linking Mo., Ill. at St. Louis
February 26th, 2010
Groundbreaking for new Miss. River span postponedST.
Minn. GOP lawmaker wants to sell Metrodome to Vikings for $1
February 12th, 2010
Minn. lawmaker: Sell Metrodome to Vikings for $1ST. PAUL, Minn. — State Rep.
Joint security drill along Orissa coast
February 4th, 2010
BHUBANESWAR - A two-day joint security drill involving the Indian Navy, Coast Guard, state police, marine police, custom officials and local fishermen, among others, is underway along the Orissa coast to thwart any type of terror attacks, officials said Thursday. The mock exercise, which began Wednesday, is divided into two groups.
AP Exclusive: Inside glimpse of Sept. 11 memorial offered as designer tests waterfall mock-ups
January 22nd, 2010
AP Exclusive: A look at 9/11 memorial waterfallsNEW YORK — The waterfalls meant to evoke memories of the Sept. 11 dead stand three stories high in a field in Brooklyn, spilling down into a pool.
Groundbreaking gay marriage trial gets going in San Francisco court; couples set to testify
January 11th, 2010
Groundbreaking gay marriage trial starts in CalifSAN FRANCISCO — The first federal trial to determine if the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from outlawing same-sex marriage gets under way in San Francisco on Monday, and the two gay couples on whose behalf the case was brought will be among the first witnesses.
As NBA arena project moves ahead in Brooklyn, hopes dim for band of neighborhood holdouts
January 2nd, 2010
Holdout hopes dim as NYC arena project moves aheadNEW YORK — On many mornings, Daniel Goldstein wakes to the sound of work crews demolishing the neighborhood around his Brooklyn apartment. Every crash and bang is a reminder that it may only be a matter of time before the wreckers come for his home, too.