Thinking about eminent domain: economist suggests property owners should get a share of future profits
“New York State is going to court today to condemn the last seven properties needed for the Atlantic Yards project, and the big question is not whether the condemnation will be successful but how much…
RealClear Radio Hour – 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…
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…
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,…
What Happens to “Holdouts” Who Refuse to Sell Their Homes to Developers?
“Roman Mars’ podcast 99% Invisible covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar to the history of slot machines to the great Los Angeles Red Car conspiracy. Here at The Eye, we…
Episode 130: Holdout
“In 1914, the government of New York City took ownership of a Manhattan apartment building belonging to one David Hess. The city used a legal power called eminent domain, allowing governments to seize private property…
Sandy-Hit Towns Wrestle With Eminent-Domain Choice
“On a tiny spit of land off Long Island, the wealthy village of Asharoken faces a dilemma borne of Superstorm Sandy. Either it accepts millions of dollars in federal aid to build a protective sand…
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,…