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Eminent Domain in New York
11 hours ago ago from No Land Grab
The NY Times Editorial A New York State appellate court has misguidedly put a roadblock in the way of Columbia University’s expansion plans, ruling that the state misused eminent domain to help Columbia assemble the land it needs. This decision conflicts with the relevant law and will make it much harder for the university to move ahead with a project that would benefit the surrounding neighborhood and the entire city. ... The ...
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13 hours ago ago from Newsroom
The New York Times has weighed in on the escalating battle over Columbia’s Manhattanville campus expansion and the state's use of eminent domain. In Sunday’s editorial, “Eminent Domain in New York,” the New York Times criticized the most recent New York State appellate court ruling that banned the use of eminent domain to seize private property in Manhattanville, calling it a “weakly reasoned decision” and “a roadblock in the way of ...
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21 hours ago ago from Atlantic Yards Report
The key thing to understand about today's New York Times editorial, Eminent Domain in New York , is that, as editorial writer Carolyn Curiel has stated , "We are reasoned, in how we come to opinion. But no, it's not a democracy; it's reflective of the spirit of the Times." So "the spirit of the Times" means that the newspaper--without acknowledging its parent company's business relationship with Forest City Ratner (in building the Times ...
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12 hours ago ago from Common Sense with Paul Jacob - Brought to You by Citizens in Charge Foundation
Good news and bad news. The good news is that a New York appellate court has ruled against the plundering of private property . The court determined that New York State cannot use eminent domain to grab land for Columbia University’s expansion project. According to the ruling, assertions that the neighborhoods to be grabbed are “blighted” are mere sophistry, cooked up to justify a decision that had already been made — hardly a shocking ...
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22 hours ago ago from Media General - NBC4i.com
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