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December 21, 2007

Politicians fear Columbia may use eminent domain to expand campus

NY Daily News
By Frank Lombardi

The battle over Columbia University's expansion plan has ended in the City Council

But the bigger war over eminent domain may be just getting started.

"From Queens to Brooklyn, from the proposed Atlantic Yards to Coney Island and West Harlem, today is just yet another example of the threat - and I would argue the abuse - of eminent domain," Councilwoman Letitia James (D-Brooklyn) fumed as she voted against Columbia's zoning application at Wednesday's Council session.

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Posted by lumi at December 21, 2007 5:28 AM