Jon

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:41:33 -0500

Yo Mutz, the supreme court decision involved seizing of land for public use. ie. The City of New London wanted to redevelopment its waterfront. Are you implying that you are against eminent domain abuse, no matter who the culprit? Or does the Atlantic Terminal boondoggle pass muster 'cause it's greedy real estate developers doing the chiseling and not (god forbid!) the government. Never mind that the New London waterfront is truly in need of redevelopment whereas Atlantic Yards project merely lines the pockets of real estate developers and politicians all over Brooklyn. Or maybe the definition of blight in New York in 2006 is any area without a majority of apartments renting for $3000/month. This isn't about whiny liberals and eminent domain abuse and it isn't about jobs. It's about greed, an out of control architect, and urban planning that will doom the neighorhood for generations.

nelson muntz

Thu, 14 Sep 2006 01:03:04 -0500

Serves 'em right since it was the left wing of the Supreme Court that says it's ok to to use eminent domain for private development. Ha ha!

NoLandGrab

Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:15:03 -0500

...and also-ran bloggers at NoLandGrab.org says, Ratner beats grassroots amateurs on his home court. Next stop, a more "civil court."

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