NanoCollege moves on old station deal
“The UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering plans to buy Kiernan Plaza — downtown Albany’s historic former train station — through eminent domain so it can more quickly turn the property into a high-tech…
Big Flats land dispute still in court
“The fight between New York State Electric & Gas and a West Elmira man who is challenging the utility’s attempts to obtain a pipeline easement across his land has moved into state Supreme Court. The…
Using Eminent Domain for Pipelines? That’s Right of Way Done Wrong
“New York is a no-fracking zone—and many landowners are even losing money on gas flowing from other states. But outside of Albany, many farmers and landowners have welcomed the revenues that have come with the…
FERC should further study
“As if the proposed Constitution Pipeline were not controversial enough, given environmental concerns, the issue of eminent domain and suspicions about the ultimate use of the 122-mile project, recently the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…
The Little Townhouse In The Shadow Of 30 Rock
“Last week, I was scouting office space in midtown, and I stopped by one of my favorite buildings on Sixth Avenue. At 850 feet tall, 30 Rockefeller Plaza is the 10th tallest building in New…
Golf course owner turns down airport land deal
“Meadowgreens Golf Course co-owner Carmen Nero has turned down Columbia County’s offer of $629,000 for part of his golf course the county needs to extend the protection zone around its airport. Nero told the Register-Star…
Waterfront Plans Threaten Dream to Honor a Warship in Brooklyn
“George J. Weinmann, a descendant of the Monitor’s assistant surgeon, and his wife, Janice Lauletta-Weinmann, have spent two decades pushing to build a museum to commemorate the ship’s history. In 2003 an affiliate of Shell…
Clarkstown Moves To Use Eminent Domain
“Hall said he analyzed the existing system and recommended a new station be constructed uphill in a wooded area. Hall explained the easement is needed to install a new sewer system in a location that…
Clarkstown Claims Eminent Domain
“At a special town board meeting for the Town of Clarkstown on Tuesday, January 15, there was a public hearing on the “acquisition (by condemnation) of a permanent easement on a portion of property known…
Barclays Center: From Eminent Domain to Deron Williams
“But while the arena’s architecture aimed to lodge itself in the public consciousness, the Atlantic Yards development project, of which Barclays is the preening firstborn child, couldn’t have anticipated the discord it would ignite in…