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November 4, 2005
Footprint property owner calls a flagrant foul
By far, the most intriguing testimony of the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) hearing was that of Henry Weinstein, a footprint property owner. Weinstein appeared before the ESDC, hoping to obtain an explanation of how the Draft Scope EIS states that Bruce Ratner controls the leases on three of his own properties.
From Weinstein's testimony:
Forest City Ratner Properties has maliciously claimed to have control of three properties which I have owned for over twenty-five years. FCRC claims on page nine of this statement, which is the subject of this evening's public hearings, that they absolutely control BLOCK 1129/ Lots #5, #6, #13, a parcel which measures approximately one-hundred-forty feet by three-hundred feet, almost one acre.
I have not made any agreement with FCRC regarding these three parcels. This very material misrepresentation is effectively pulling the wool over the eyes of this venue and others that would read this very formidable document and accept its lying content and statements as fact. I find it to be incredible that a major corporation such as FCRC would misrepresent such an important issue.
My attorneys and other experts are investigating this slander and encumbrance which FCRC has placed on my property.
Links:
* Letter to ESDC
* Weinstein's testimony
* Draft Scope Analysis EIS, Page 9, Affected Parcels
Note: Weinstein's claim and those of two other property owners have not been covered by any local media.
Posted by lumi at November 4, 2005 6:24 PM