Workshops on Stockade flooding fix set for next week
“For three days next week, the community will be able to offer up ideas and hear from experts about plans to reduce flooding and ice jams along the Mohawk River in the historic Stockade…
In Schenectady, Stockade Neighborhood projects moving ahead
“The final design for the new $14 million pump station project is nearing completion and Schenectady General Services Commissioner Paul LaFond expects the project will go out to bid in the next month or…
To stop student activism, private university claims it has ’eminent domain’ over public sidewalk
“Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been crushing peaceful student activism for months because it targets the school’s alleged moves to undermine a 127-year-old student-run union, drawing sharp warnings from state and national civil-liberties groups. Now…
Seneca Village: NYC’s First Settlement of Black Landowners
“If you walk through Central Park on the western side, around the 85th Street entrance, you’ll come across a very wordy sign commemorating “Seneca Village.” It was a community, founded in 1825, of mostly…
Town pursuing eminent domain for access to SF sculpture trail
“The Town Board has decided to use eminent domain to gain access to the Ludovico Sculpture Trail along the south side of the Cayuga-Seneca Canal. The town has been trying to negotiate an easement…
New York City Unleashes Eminent Domain Abuse on Immigrant Dry Cleaners in East Harlem
“Eminent domain abuse has reared its ugly head in East Harlem. As Ginger Adams Otis reports in the New York Daily News, city officials plan to seize a family-owned dry cleaning business and then hand…
An eminent domain battle in NYC could put this dry cleaner out of business
““Eminent Domain” gives governments the power to take over private property if it’s determined that it’s for the public good. Most laws require that the government gives the property owner “just compensation” for the trouble….
Penn Station transformation in the offing: Cuomo
“Major overhauls to the general layout of Penn Station to curb terrorist threats are on the horizon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his State of the State address last Wednesday, saying he may use…
Court keeps Saratoga Springs from taking properties – for now
“The city of Saratoga Springs cannot take properties using eminent domain to build the Geyser Road Trail yet, after a decision made Monday at Saratoga County Supreme Court. Justice Robert J. Chauvin issued a stay,…
NYC May Use Eminent Domain To Deal With Homeless Issues
“To address the homeless crisis, NY City will acquire buildings that house homeless families to convert them to affordable housing, using with legal force if necessary. It has stated that it will use eminent domain…