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We've filed an appeal to overturn dismissal of our case against the Gowanus Rezone

Posted on Appeal Filed by Voice of Gowanus · August 28, 2022 6:19 PM
On July 15, our attorney Richard Lippes filed an appeal seeking to overturn a Brooklyn judge’s dismissal of our lawsuit. We believe the dismissal was contrary to law and involved inappropriate opining about aspects of the merits of the case without the benefit of full briefing and argument. 
The bottom line remains: no judge has actually fully considered the environmental law claims raised in the Voice of Gowanus suit.  
“This is not over. Not by any means. The city’s reckless push to subject people and the environment to harm in Gowanus - all to line the pockets of luxury developers - violates multiple state and federal laws. We are appealing for the sake of our many fellow community members at risk of toxic soil and flooding. We’re doing this for the Gowanus Canal, a waterway that may well have its EPA’s Superfund cleanup remedy undone by overdevelopment.” - Katia Kelly, plaintiff in the suit. 
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