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December 16, 2004
Who Will Be Master of Eminent Domain?
Brooklyn Downtown Star:
NYU's panel discussion about the current state eminent domain offered several points of view at the national and local levels.
"Is there anyone here from the ESDC?" civil rights attorney Norman Siegel wanted to know, referring to the Empire State Development Corporation, the agency that is expected to condemn up to 13 acres of private land in Prospect Heights on behalf of Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC).
"There was," replied an NYU law student, "but they left." Siegel was clearly hoping for a confrontation, but the departure of his foils in government gave him a chance to score a quick rhetorical point. "They're here for the national discussion, but not the local one," he commented disgustedly.
Posted by lumi at December 16, 2004 9:15 AM