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May 10, 2007
Empire State Development Chair Says Javits Center Will Stay On West Side
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Pat Foye, one of two of Governor Eliot Spitzer’s chairmen of the Empire State Development Corporation, spoke at a forum sponsored by Crains New York Business, where NY1 political reporter Josh Robin was one of the questioners.
Foye also pledged to limit eminent domain, although the state is working on seizing private property in downtown Brooklyn to make way for the Atlantic Yards project.
"Eminent domain is an important right, I think it’s to be assessed on a case by case and a project by project basis,” said Foye.
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NoLandGrab: In the case of Atlantic Yards, one must assume Foye and Spitzer agree with the use of eminent domain, since the ESDC has done nothing to reshape the project.
In a public statement released to the press, Foye said that recent measures taken to increase construction oversight for Atlantic Yards, "will ensure that the project moves forward with as little disruption as possible.”
Posted by lumi at May 10, 2007 6:39 AM