New York Court of Appeals Approves Use of Eminent Domain
Daily Record (Rochester, NY) › December 01, 2009
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The use of eminent domain to build a 22-acre stadium project in central Brooklyn was approved by the Court of Appeals in a split decision issued Nov. 24. In the Matter of Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corporation, d/b/a Empire State Development Corp., No. 178.
The Court of Appeals upheld the Empire State Development's eminent domain power to take several privately-owned properties in central Brooklyn for inclusion in a 22-acre mixed-use project by private developer Bruce Ratner and his company, Forest City Ratner Companies.See the full content of this document
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New York Court of Appeals Approves Use of Eminent Domain
The project includes a sports arena and high-rise buildings, with 16 towers for commercial and residential use. It was sponsored by th...
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