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February 12, 2007
Ivy League University May Use Eminent Domain in West Harlem
AssociatedContent.com
Fox News reported today that Columbia University may try to use eminent domain to acquire the 17 acres from 125th to 133rd Streets in New York City known as Manhattan Ville. The University claims expansion is necessary as it is currently only one-half the size of Harvard and one-third the size of Princeton and Yale. According to Emerging Minds Magazine, Columbia is one of the city's largest landlords. The acquisition of Manhattan Ville would double the current size of the University's campus. Columbia plans to build a bio-chemical research center on the property, which would have five stories below ground level, potentially wreaking havoc on the environment.
Just you watch, the Empire State Development Corporation (those guys again!) will technically justify the taking of private property because the area is "blighted," naturally.
Posted by lumi at February 12, 2007 10:12 AM