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June 29, 2007
New Yorkers Unite Against NY's Eminent Domain Abuse
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On Wednesday this week a new coalition of neighborhood groups gathered on city hall steps to highlight the abuse of eminent domain in property development plans throughout NYC. Unfortunately this event, which was pretty remarkable as it pulled groups from across the city, was mostly overshadowed by a minor power outage. The report below was circulated by DDDB who was one of the organizers of the event. Some emphasis has been added in places and some minor text changes were made for clarity.
Bringing folks together from around the city on one issue is a rare event in the city (overshadowed perhaps by the heat meltdown), and the mainstream media missed it. In the context of the development wars, the national backlash against the Supreme Court's Kelo decision of 2 years ago and the Mayor's footsie with the Presidential race, it's an important story.
Read on for quotes from politicians, to find out more about Mayor Bloomberg's official policy (yes, he has one), who's next to be abused.
Posted by lumi at June 29, 2007 10:38 AM