Peekskill Officials Approve FEIS, Use of Eminent Domain for New Firehouse
“The Common Council accepted the final environmental impact statement for the project and passed a resolution authorizing the use of eminent domain, if needed, for the acquisition of property needed for the construction of the…
The Great Surge of 2012: Rotterdam-on-Hudson vs. Gaia’s Eminent Domain
The Dutch, he writes, when making decisions on which land to protect from the sea, “simply run the numbers, and if something is worth less in terms of pure euros and cents, it is more…
Time to leave the coastlines
We can recreate the sand dunes that existed in many places before they were filled in to build housing, plant foliage complementing the beach environment to help nature take over. Beyond that, we need to…
The Barclays Center’s Media Enabler – From the start, the New York Times was reluctant to challenge Brooklyn’s new arena.
“The sanitized story was no shock, given the Times’s erratic, inadequate coverage of the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards development, the largest, most contentious real-estate project in Brooklyn’s history, encompassing 16 towers and covering 22 acres….
Mount Vernon, New York, Insufficiently “Pretty,” Says City Council
MVP Realty Associates, which intends to build a “transit-oriented, pedestrian-friendly, intergenerational mixed income destination,” paid for the blight study. Ross, John. Reason.com 25 October 2012.
Residents Gather and Demand Answers, Will Stony Point Property be Seized by Eminent Domain?
“The Hudson-Champlain Power Express is proposed by Canadian company Transmission Developers, Inc. (TDI) and calls for the construction of a 1,000-megawatt high capacity underground cable running from Lake Champlain down the Hudson River to New…
The Empire State Strikes Back: Post-Kelo Eminent Domain Abuse in New York
Barclays Center, home of the Brooklyn Nets, opened last month. Developer Bruce Ratner, who built the stadium and promises to erect affordable housing nearby, relied on eminent domain to acquire and raze 53 private properties….
Commissioner: Stony Brook Downtown Project Won’t Involve Eminent Domain
“In a letter to Assemb. Steve Englebright dated Oct. 10, Brookhaven planning commissioner Tullio Bertoli wrote: “I can with great certainty indicate that not only will eminent domain not be necessary but that it is…
Some unhappy with eminent domain process for Arterial project
Since the North-South Arterial reconstruction project was announced, Lytle has watched during the past few years as a $250,000-a-year business withered to barely $36,000. Lytle is not at peace with the state’s decision, but said…
‘This Arena is a Gentrifying Machine’: Atlantic Yards Critics Rally at Barclays
The “Battle For Brooklyn” is over. However, the war against what longtime Atlantic Yards redevelopment critics called the systematic abuse of eminent domain, public subsidies for private projects and broken promises in terms of jobs…