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Eminent Domain

Ratner: Atlantic Yards Is Not a Public Project

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 11.11.2009 | New York

Read More: Atlantic Yards, Daniel Goldstein, Eminent Domain Abuse, Eminent Domain, Public-Private Partnerships, Bruce Ratner, New York News
Daniel Goldstein

What else, besides a private project, could you call a plan that has been run and controlled by a private entity while it is completely dependent on public resources and government actions?

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The Specter of Condemnation: What Isn't Public Use?

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 10.27.2009 | New York

Read More: Sandra Day O'Connor, Kelo, Eminent Domain Abuse, Atlantic Yards, Brooklyn, Eminent Domain, Mayor Bloomberg, New York Politics, Michael Bloomberg, New York Nyets, New Jersey Nets, New York News
Daniel Goldstein

Most observers wouldn't consider luxury condos and a privately owned basketball arena with lucrative naming rights accruing solely to the developer -- Atlantic Yards -- to be a "public use."

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A Pileup of Lawsuits Slams Atlantic Yards

Daniel Goldstein | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Brooklyn, Atlantic Yards, Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, Eminent Domain, Eminent Domain Abuse, Mta, Esdc, Empire State Development Corporation, Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, Dddb, Bruce Ratner, Ny Supreme Court, Acorn, David Paterson, Michael Bloomberg, New York News
Daniel Goldstein

Where are the charges of frivolity when it comes to Ratner's, Bloomberg's and Paterson's hardheaded goal of building the most expensive arena in history, in the middle of a recession and housing crisis?

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Atlantic Yards Nets Case: Court Of Appeals To Hear New Jersey Nets Arena Case

AP | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Eminent Domain Abuse, New Jersey Nets, Land Condemnation, New York Court of Appeals, Eminent Domain, Brooklyn, Land Development, Eminent Domain New York, Commercial Real Estate, New York Court, New York, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court is set to consider whether the state had the authority to condemn property and force its sale to a developer...

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Empire State Development Corporation: Making Money Off Eminent Domain In Atlantic Yards Case

The Real Deal | Gabby Warshawer | Posted 10.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Forest City Ratner, New Jersey Nets, Atlantic Yards, Real Estate, Empire State Development Corporation, Atlantic Yards Brooklyn, Eminent Domain, New York News

The last remaining legal hurdle Atlantic Yards faces is a Court of Appeals hearing later this month on the project's proposed use of eminent domain. I...

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Property In Landmark Eminent Domain Supreme Court Case Never Used

AP | KATIE NELSON | Posted 09.25.2009 | New York

Read More: Supreme Court, Pink House, Susette Kelo, Property Rights, Property Rights Case, New London, Eminent Domain Connecticut, Eminent Domain, Long Island Sound, New York News

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Weeds, glass, bricks, pieces of pipe and shingle splinters have replaced the knot of aging homes at the site of the nation's...

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Saving Small Businesses, The Brooklyn Way

Jim Luce | Posted 09.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Alan Fleishman, Responsible Development, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Upper West Side, Emory University, Grant Neumann, Stonewall Democratic Club New York City, Gay, Manhattan, Jonathan Bing, Retail Condos, LGBT Community, Micah Kellner, Gowanus Canal Conservancy, West Village, Gowanus Canal Community Development Corporation, Planned Parenthood New York, Non-Profit Organizations, American University, Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, Bob Zuckerman, Washington D.C., Fort Greene, Twitter, Atlantic Yards, Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Mom and Pop Store, New York City Council, Property Tax Incentive, 39th District, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus Canal, Main Street, Richard Gottfried, Matt Titone, Danny O’Donnell, Kensington, Marty Connor, Retail Condominiums, Long Island Railroad, Deborah Glick, Storefront Space, Dirk McCall., J.D. Degree, Bill Clinton, Anthony Weiner, Economic Stimulus Package, Tom Duane, Brownstones, Alan Gerson, Park Slope, Borough Park, Lambda Independent Democrats Brooklyn, Flatbush, Facebook, Eminent Domain, Harvey Milk, Jewish, New York City, Progressive Brownstone Brooklyn, Carolyn Maloney, New York League of Humane Voters, David Nimmons, San Francisco, Zuck Mobile, Tom Smith, Small Business, Bensonhurst, Eshow, Bangladeshi-Americans, New York News
Jim Luce

Bob Zuckerman does not want to wait for the economic stimulus package to drip down to Brooklyn's quickly emptying storefronts.

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