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• Use of Eminent Domain Approved for Atlantic Yards Project – State High Court Finds Project Has Public Purpose as Area Meets Blight Definition

  
  LAW OF THE LAND — Authority: 130
  This week the proposed redevelopment of an area in Brooklyn, NY known as Atlantic Yards, cleared another hurdle in what is turning out to be protracted litigation.  Basing its holding on State constitutional authority that accords government “broad power to take and clear substandard and insanitary areas for ...
  8 hours ago

• A Net gain for Brooklyn: High court did right by the city in Atlantic Yards lawsuit

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  NY Daily News , Editorial Heres a surprise — a Daily News editorial full of untruths and half-truths in the wake of a pro-Atlantic Yards court decision. The states highest court has given a crucial go-ahead to plans to build a pro basketball arena and a major housing development at one of Brooklyns great ...
  19 hours ago

• It’d be nice to squish the fish

  
  ChicksInTheHuddle.com — Authority: 485
  If we don’t beat Miami on Sunday, I think I’ll be ok. Don’t all keel over at once now–this is all part of my new attitude and approach to the rest of the season. Last week’s gameplay was incredibly encouraging and if the Bills can continue to improve, that’s all I’m expecting and looking for. However, as ...
  20 hours ago

• Romo, Austin lift Cowboys to win

  
  TotalBroncos — Authority: 165
  ARLINGTON, Texas -- Tony Romo snapped the Cowboys from their offensive slumber by leading them to a season-high 494 yards, with Miles Austin delivering 145 yards and a touchdown, sending the Dallas Cowboys to a 24-7 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Thursday.
  1 day ago

• Pass the cold turkey

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  Develop Dont Destroy Brooklyn is thankful for all of the groups supporters and volunteers, though, this Thanksgiving, we have to settle for Russian dressing on this turkey, since all of the gravy is headed to developer Bruce Ratners trough. link Speaking of Bruce, he should be thankful to live in a country where ...
  1 day ago

• Ratners winless Nets stay undefeated ... in court

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  The Brooklyn Blog By Rich Calder As the NJ Nets have fallen from top dogs to doormats, Ratner continues his happy dance: Meet Bruce Ratner. He’s a Brooklyn developer who loves to boast about being “undefeated” in court -- even while his New Jersey Nets are winless on the court. ... Following ...
  1 day ago

• Did Atlantic Yards Ruling Pass the Buck on Blight?

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 733
  Tuesdays Atlantic Yards decision, in which New Yorks highest court upheld the right of the state to seize private property on behalf of a mega-developer, will doubtlessly impact the live...
  1 day ago

• Thankful for what? Develop Dont Destroy Brooklyn, thats what.

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  Rocky Sullivan Report Heres Scott Turners commentary on this weeks events, from his Rocky Sullivan Pub Quiz email, published in full. [Press conference after yesterdays court decision. Photo by the excellent Tracy Collins.] Something happened yesterday, though, that made me wanna throw myself into the ...
  2 days ago

• New York Court of Appeals Rules for Atlantic Yards

  
  Bay Ridge Journal — Authority: 429
  As reported by the New York Times, New Yorks highest appellate court has ruled that the state can seize private property in downtown Brooklyn for Bruce Ratners proposed 22-acre $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards development.The New York Court of Appeals, by a 6 to 1 vote, ruled that the state can use eminent domain to take ...
  2 days ago

• Domo arigato, Mr. Ratner

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  Tokyo MX News ...
  2 days ago

• Atlantic Yards Decision Drama! More Lawsuits as Financing Questions Remain

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  NY Observer by Eliot Brown The ever-astute Mr. Brown follows the money. The project, developed by the Brooklyn firm Forest City Ratner, received a key victory early Tuesday morning with a decision from New Yorks highest court, as the judges ruled 6-1 to uphold the use of eminent domain in the project. ...
  2 days ago

• It came from the Blogosphere...

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  Develop Dont Destroy Brooklyn , Governor Patersons Own New London Governor Patersons Brooklyn legacy, should he allow eminent domain for Atlantic Yards to go forward... link The Sports ITeam Blog (NY Daily News) , Atlantic Yards activist Scott Turner: Cross Michael Ratner off the list of ...
  2 days ago

• Atlantic Yards "Cloud" Lifted, But Fog Remains: What About the Bonds?

  
  Runnin' Scared — Authority: 733
  So is the long-heralded arrival of Atlantic Yards finally at hand, or what? According to the front page of todays Times (echoed on its sports page), the answer is yes: Following yesterdays...
  2 days ago

• Should the Atlantic Yards project finally go forward?

  
  No Land Grab — Authority: 494
  Crains NY Business New Yorks highest court on Tuesday dismissed a challenge to the use of eminent domain for developer Bruce Ratner to build his $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards redevelopment project in downtown Brooklyn. Mr. Ratner plans to begin selling tax-free bonds next month to help finance an 18,000-seat ...
  2 days ago

• Nets Have Dug a Big Hole, but Their Foundation Is in Place

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  A court ruling eliminated a big hurdle for the Atlantic Yards project, but the Nets have already started to position themselves to be a successful team when they move to Brooklyn.
  2 days ago

• Nets Have Dug a Big Hole, but Their Foundation Is in Place

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  A court ruling eliminated a big hurdle for the Atlantic Yards project, but the Nets have already started to position themselves to be a successful team when they move to Brooklyn.
  3 days ago

• Ruling Lets Atlantic Yards Seize Land

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  The Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn has been delayed for three years by a flurry of lawsuits, the collapse of the credit and real estate markets and a glut of luxury housing.
  3 days ago

• Eminent Domain, Property Rights and the Results of Government Theft

  
  ThePolitic.com — Authority: 427
  The other day, I wrote about the most recent development in what can best be described as the Kelo Affair – about how the government decided to take people’s homes not because of blight or because the buildings were fit to be condemned, but because politicians decided they knew it’d be better to transfer the ...
  3 days ago

• A Dirty Kitchen and Laundry Room

  
  Untwisted Vortex — Authority: 414
  Since my plumbing problems are fixed, and at a much lower cost than I anticipated, I now have my in-laws working on completing our dirty kitchen and laundry room with the money I didnt have to spend on fixing the plumbing. Even the wall that was damaged has been repaired and repainted. I dont expect the added-on ...
  3 days ago

• Our standard of living deserves to be lowered. Americans are spoiled, and most don’t even know it.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 156
  The upper classes live in gigantic homes that cost a fortune to heat and air condition. People buy a new piece of clothing every week. We ride around alone in our cars to go to stores miles away, spending a fortune on gas, instead of getting on a bus or train. We are all wired to tons of electronic equipment that we ...
  3 days ago

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