An appeals court says parts of Brooklyn's massive Atlantic Yards development project need further environmental review.
Thursday's state Supreme Court Appellate Division decision doesn't affect a key piece of the project: a new arena for the NBA's Nets. It's set to open in September.
But the ruling says the state-run Empire State Development Corp. must look again at the plan's second phase. That includes 11 high-rises.
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn and other community groups sued after the second-phase completion date was extended from 2016 to 2035. They say the ESDC needs to consider how decades more development will affect surrounding neighborhoods.
They're hailing the ruling. It upholds a lower court's view.
The agency and developer Forest City Ratner says they're disappointed with the decision but fully committed to the project.
Court: Atlantic Yards Need Environmental Review
The ruling says the state-run Empire State Development Corp. must look again at the plan's second phase. That includes 11 high-rises.
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