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November 2, 2008
Brooklyn Walkathon Against Eminent Domain Abuse Boosts Legal Fund
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Richard Cooper
The October 4tth, 2008 Walkathon on behalf of the legal fund of Develop, Don't Destroy Brooklyn (DDDB) raised $45,000 despite the downturn according to DDDB www.dddb.net. They are combatting the attempt by developer Bruce Ratner of Forest City Ratner in league with Borough President Marty Markowitz and, Mayor Michael Bloomberg to seize private property and turn it over to Ratner for a combination sports arena, office and residential complex. The Libertarian Party of New York is strongly opposed to eminent domain and fielded a team of three walkers with myself as captain on short notice. The Libertarian Party already took on Forest City Ratner with the campaign I called Time$cam when the Times and Ratner had the State take private property for the new NY TImes building. We held a protest outside the old Times Building on 43rd Street in October 2002.
Posted by amy at November 2, 2008 9:35 AM