The doctrine that imposes restrictions on using public lands for private purposes does not apply to a shopping mall-anchored development planned for the site where Shea Stadium once sat in Flushing, Queens, a judge has decided.
Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez (See Profile) dismissed claims brought by opponents of the Willets Point West project that the city’s approval of the development plan—with $65 million allocated for road repair and new ramps to the Van Wyck Expressway—violates the public trust doctrine.
