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Harlem Business Owner Marches To Yonkers

Posted on July 19, 2012 by | Leave a comment

 

Nick Sprayregen is the last businessman standing in a demolished Harlem neighborhood near 125th Street. Continue reading →

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Columbia’s Expansion Allowed By Supreme Court

Posted on December 14, 2010 by | 1 Comment

(this is) … the second time in less than three years that the nation’s highest court has refused to question a multibillion-dollar New York City project.

Columbia University can move ahead with plans for a $6.3 billion expansion of its Manhattan campus after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by neighboring businesses whose property may be taken over by eminent domain. Continue reading →

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The School That Ate NYC (not Harlem)

Posted on November 15, 2010 by | Leave a comment

In a recent  New York Magazine article John Sexton, NYU’s president, is doing what he does best: selling. “You want to contrast the way NYU is in the city and Columbia is in the city,” he tells me. Columbia’s campus, sitting at the southern edge of Harlem, is a walled city, the more-than-metaphorical ivory tower. But at NYU, there’s “not a single gate, not a single blade of grass,” which isn’t strictly true, but close enough for a great salesman burnishing his brand. Continue reading →

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E. Harlem Alliance Eminent Domain Lawsuit Dismissed By Court

Posted on October 15, 2010 by | 1 Comment

“…there is no longer any judicial oversight of eminent domain proceedings.”

- Justice Catterson

The NYS Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, unanimously affirmed the dismissal of all claims made by EHARM in their fight against the East Harlem M/E/C LLC.


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How ‘eminent domain’ makes blight

Posted on February 21, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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HW Spotlight: Harlem Eminent Domain Hearing

Posted on January 19, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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What the Appellate Divisions Eminent Domain Ruling Means for the Columbia Expansion in Harlem. The event took place in Harlem at the Harlem State Office building on January 5th, 2010 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm.

The video is four hours long, so get comfortable. You may have to adjust you volume to hear the video.

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Hearing on Columbia University Eminent Domain

Posted on January 1, 2010 by | Leave a comment

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The Senate Standing Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, chaired by Senator Bill Perkins, will hold a hearing 4-7 pm on Tuesday, January 5, titled “Unconstitutional: What the Appellate Division’s Eminent Domain Ruling Means for the Columbia Expansion.”

While the hearing seems focused on the recent decision stopping–for now–the Empire State Development Corporation’s pursuit of eminent domain for the Columbia University expansion, some of the broader questions invoke the Atlantic Yards example and situation:

How should the process be reformed? What are the benefits of a moratorium on eminent domain takings pending legislative action?
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Senator, Bill Perkins on Eminent Domain

Posted on December 23, 2009 by | Leave a comment

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To the Editor:

Re “Eminent Domain in New York” (editorial, Dec. 14): New York’s eminent domain laws are in need of reform. The Empire State Development Corporation’s attempted taking of private property on behalf of Columbia University illustrates how the current process lacks accountability, transparency or meaningful public participation.

The corporation cited “blight” to justify property condemnation. But the current definition of “blight” is vague. Absurd criteria, like the cracked sidewalks and loose awnings cited in Columbia’s decision, could be used to identify any neighborhood as blighted.

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