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November 13, 2009

It came from the Blogosphere...

NetsDaily, While Waiting Court Decision, Debate Goes On

There is no schedule for the Court of Appeals to rule on eminent domain at Atlantic Yards. It could come any day or next month. Bonding for Barclays Center appears to be on hold. But in Connecticut, critics see the worst case scenario: land gets taken but the project never gets off the ground. Columnists and lawyers debate the underlying issue of when is it right to take someone else’s land for a civic project.

NetsAreScorching, NETS ON THE NET: 11/13/09 EDITION

In a column in the Daily News, Juan Gonzalez looks at how an eminent domain case in New London, CT, is an example why Atlantic Yards opponents are so angry.

AbsurdBeats, Little pink houses for you and me

“I’m sure that there are people that are waiting out there to say, ‘I told you so,’ ” Mr. Pero said. “I don’t know that even today you can say, ‘I told you so.’ ”

Hmmm. And yet many of those screwed over by their own city retain the ability to say precisely that.

Large swaths of barren land where neighborhoods once stood, driven out not for the public good (always a tough call, but if not always justified, at least justifiable) but because regular citizens living their lives don’t produce enough profit benefit to the city.

Not that that would ever happen in New York. I mean, the Atlantic Yards project—it’s all good.

Right?

Brooklyn The Borough, This Week in Brooklyn: Mourning Jerry Fuchs

In other shoddy construction news, Bruce Ratner remains tight-lipped about Atlantic Yards, refusing to disclose to Crain’s what it will look like. "This isn’t a public project," he told the paper. "We will follow the guidelines." Brownstoner gathered a few statements that seem to imply Ratner will return all the public money he has gotten and plans to receive. The developer is waiting to see if eminent domain can be used for the site.

NoLandGrab: Rest assured, Bruce Ratner will never voluntarily return a dime of public money, which Forest City appears to view as its entitlement.

Oldhardhead's Weblog, ACORN – Nuts Crack Don’t They?

More right-wing conspiracy theories — the nut calling the kettle black.

Posted by eric at November 13, 2009 10:38 AM