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May 22, 2010
June 1: Get on the Bus to Albany for Columbia Eminent Domain Argument
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
From our friends in Harlem and at the Institute for Justice, you are invited to take the bus to Albany, please see details and registration information below:
On June 1, the New York Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Tuck-it-Away v. New York State Urban Development Corporation. Columbia University (a private, for-profit entity) wants to expand into Harlem, and take everything in its path. They asked the state to use eminent domain to take Nick Sprayregen's storage business, but the New York Appellate Division said NO. Columbia appealed to the state's highest court...the same court that rubber-stamped the seizure of properties for the Atlantic Yards project for Bruce Ratner and his billionaire Russian business partner Mikhail Prokhorov. That court will hear the case on June 1. Oral arguments begin at 2pm.
Join the Institute for Justice, Coalition to Preserve Community and property owners and activists from across New York City and State on June 1 to show your support for Nick. Help us tell the court and the media that New Yorkers oppose eminent domain for private gain. We will have a free bus leaving Harlem at 8:30am for Albany. Free lunch will also be provided for those riding our bus. Please join us!
Posted by steve at May 22, 2010 9:27 AM