Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) has introduced a bill to "create a subsidiary corporation for the purpose of the further planning, design, and oversight of the Atlantic Yards land use improvement and civic project." The bill has garnered support from local community groups who are concerned the project construction is going unchecked.

The GreenPearl's Brooklyn Real Estate Summit featured developers Joseph Sitt, chairman and CEO of Thor Equities, MaryAnne Gilmartin, an executive vice president of Forest City Ratner, and Andrew Kimball, CEO of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The panel was moderated by Joan Bartolomeo, of the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation.

Since early March, sections of Pacific Street and Fifth Avenue have been closed as a result of Nets arena construction. As a result, the area now faces high levels of gridlock, especially during rush hour. The developer of Atlantic Yards pledged to address the problem; the New York City Department of Transportation will assess the effectiveness of Forest City Ratner's actions before intervening.

Columbia University will be back in court on June 1, when the state Court of Appeals hears the University's argument for their right to use eminent domain. Lawyers for Columbia University contend that the state set a precedent by allowing Forest City Ratner to use eminent domain at the Atlantic Yards site.

Peter Williams, a real-estate mogul, is laying claim to air rights above Bruce Ratner's proposed Nets arena. Williams argues that the state failed to condemn the air rights that he owns in Prospect Heights above 24 6th Avenue. If Williams is successful in this law suit, the project can be delayed for at least another two years.

While seven other families chose to work out an agreement with Bruce Ratner to leave the Atlantic Yards footprint by next month, Daniel Goldstein and his family will continue challenging the eminent domain taking of his property. A storage facility and an office building remain on the property with Goldstein. The state is seeking a court order to force them out by next month.

The Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) will go to court on Wednesday April 21st to ask Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Abraham Gerges to execute an order forcing all remaining individuals and businesses from the Atlantic Yards footprint by May 17th. ESDC acquired the property through eminent domain in November 2009.

Though the original Environmental Impact Statement for Atlantic Yards stated that the project would take about ten years to complete, an Empire State Development Corporation official recently admitted that the project would take a lot longer.

Freddy's Bar, famous for its opposition to Atlantic Yards, will be relocating at the end of April. Patrons had initially threatened to chain themselves to the bar, but now the bar's management is considering other options. The bar is hoping to relocate to Fourth Avenue and Union Street.

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, a Brooklyn coalition, recently filed a new suit against the Empire State Development Corporation. Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn argues that the March Atlantic Yards ruling should be reconsidered because the proposed project timeline has changed.