By Raanan Geberer
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

BROOKLYN — The out-and-out opposition to Atlantic Yards, now under construction, has diminished considerably, but many local officials and community groups still seek a tighter leash on the construction and management {read more...}

In a statement, Prokhorov said, “It is my pleasure and honor to be joining {read more...}

Two unexpected events have recently arisen inside the footprint of Forest City Ratner’s proposed $4.9 billion development near Downtown Brooklyn, which project shall feature a {read more...}

By Daniel Goldstein
Co-Founder
Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn

As has been widely reported, I reached a financial settlement with the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), tool of Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner, to move out of my home—which the ESDC took ownership of on March 1st—by May 7.

I did not know, when Wednesday started, that a settlement was in store. It was nothing that {read more...}

PROSPECT HEIGHTS — Forest City Ratner Companies, the developer of the Atlantic Yards project, Wednesday reached an agreement with opposition leader Daniel Goldstein, described as “the remaining resident residing in the project’s footprint,� to leave his condo apartment by May 7 in exchange for payment.

Although Joe DePlasco, spokesperson for Forest City Ratner, said, “We are not going to discuss the details of the agreement,� Goldstein specified the amount as $3 million, {read more...}

Although Joe DePlasco, spokesperson for Forest City Ratner, said, “We are {read more...}

BROOKLYN — The NBA believes a New Jersey congressman was “misinformed� when he criticized the potential new owner of the Nets basketball team, scheduled to move to Brooklyn, for business dealings in Zimbabwe.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell asked {read more...}

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov is probably going to have to wait a little longer before becoming the new owner of the Nets basketball team.

The NBA announced on Thursday that its board of governors probably won’t vote this week on whether to approve Prokhorov’s deal to buy the Nets because the state of New York has not taken over all the land seized under eminent domain at the site {read more...}

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Atlantic Yards will take over a quarter century to build, claims the lead opposition group in a new motion filed in court this week.

Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB), the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit that was dismissed by the Manhattan Supreme Court earlier this year, has filed a new Motion to Reargue/Renew, asking the court to consider new evidence that DDDB claims was not available at the time of the oral argument {read more...}

By Beth DeFalco
Associated Press

BROOKLYN --- Brooklyn residents and officials at press time on Friday were still exploring the meaning of the New Jersey Nets’ recent announcement that are going to play in Newark, at {read more...}

By Ryan Thompson
and Samuel Newhouse
Brooklyn Daily Eagle

JAY STREET — The homes and buildings remaining in the footprint of the proposed Atlantic Yards development may finally get taken. Years after the state set out to acquire the property via eminent domain, the hearing that is expected to approve {read more...}