State Plans to Seize Seven Properties for Atlantic Yards
“Last month, the Empire State Development Corporation filed an eminent domain petition with the Brooklyn Supreme Court, with plans to seize seven properties in the Atlantic Yards development zone, and to determine compensation for the…
State looks to seize properties in the path of Pacific Park
“New York state has filed to seize several properties in the path of Forest City Ratner’s Pacific Park Brooklyn, the development previously known as the Atlantic Yards project. On August 20, the Empire State Development…
Eminent Domain—Despotic Power for the Public Good?
“Institute for Justice Senior Attorney Bob McNamara describes one of the most astonishing eminent domain abuses in recent years, his case in Atlantic City, Casino Reinvestment Development Authority vs. Charlie Birnbaum. Despite the multi-billion dollar…
City decision on blighted Gastineau Apartments expected soon
“Nearly two years after a fire destroyed the Gastineau Apartment building in downtown Juneau, the City and Borough of Juneau is yet to take a decisive action against owner James Barrett. However, that may soon…
Fulop Administration plans freight train line for Sixth Street Embankment
“The city council is moving forward with plans to use eminent domain to acquire the Sixth Street Embankment for freight rail, according to city documents. Ordinance 14.103 would authorize “relevant City departments to file for,…
Clarkstown to use eminent domain for West Nyack flood mitigation
“A local builder’s hope to one day develop his property is in jeopardy as Clarkstown wants to condemn it for flood mitigation. James Owens with J. Owens Building said he has been waiting for the…
Tappan Zee team acquires another South Nyack home
“The builder of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has purchased a second home that had initially been slated to be taken by the state for the bridge project. Jacqueline Peralta and her husband, Roberto Garcia,…
New Jersey Land Grab Outlives the Casino It Was Supposed to Complement
“A few months ago, Damon Root noted a New Jersey eminent domain case in which the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) was seeking to condemn a home near the Atlantic City boardwalk so the property…
University’s Expansion Plan Concerns Neighbors
“The business district along Bryn Mawr Avenue in the North Park neighborhood may not be bustling, but the small businesses that dot the area are thriving. Some—like the Caren Real Estate Company—have been in the…
NEIU USING EMINENT DOMAIN TO FORCE NEIGHBORS OUT, BUILD NEW DORMS
“Northeastern Illinois University has taken legal action to force neighboring residents and businesses to move as part of a plan to expand the campus. The university is using eminent domain to make room in the…