
Source: www.cnn.com
Brooklyn homeowners are awaiting a court ruling on the use of eminent domain that could clear the way for a new arena.

Angela Stonebraker This is for Daniel Goldstein. In 1992, my home and property was taken along with one hundred and ten other homes under eminent domain, in Fort Myers Florida, to enable the city to put in a spring training stadium for the Boston Red Sox. Severe abuse was used in this process, Railroaded. Please contact me. Odessaday@aol.com.

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
We don't want the Barclays Arena for the Nets built on top of our Brooklyn neighborhood and our homes. It's a crooked deal -- so crooked you could see the crookedness from Moscow, or even Alaska.

Source: online.wsj.com
In The Wall Street Journal, Nicole Gelinas criticizes New York State's taking of private property for economic development in the Atlantic Yards Arena and Redevelopment Project in Brooklyn. New York's highest court will soon decide the case.

Max
Have you guys seen this?http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/nyregi on/13pfizer.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rs s&src=ig
Seems like a similar eminent domain case which took only 8 years to be a disaster.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Pfizer said it would pull out of New London, Conn., eight years after its set off a landmark eminent domain battle.

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
What else, besides a private project, could you call a plan that has been run and controlled by a private entity while it is completely dependent on public resources and government actions?

Source: dddb.net
DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY BROOKLYN leads a broad-based community coalition advocating for development that will unite our communities instead of dividing and destroying them. We oppose Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Source: dddb.net
DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY BROOKLYN leads a broad-based community coalition advocating for development that will unite our communities instead of dividing and destroying them. We oppose Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn Your Government "at work." Uhm, where is that mega-billion dollar mega project again? WATCH THIS VIDEO!
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Rumur is raising funds for Battle of Brooklyn on Kickstarter! Battle of Brooklyn chronicles a six year community fight against a massive real estate development that uses eminent domain to take people's homes.

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Imagine the city told you, that instead of paying property taxes on your home you could take the equivalent of the tax you would pay and use it for your mortgage. Not a bad deal...for the homeowner.

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn Happy Halloween DDDB Fans!
Source: dddb.net
DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY BROOKLYN leads a broad-based community coalition advocating for development that will unite our communities instead of dividing and destroying them. We oppose Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.

Source: www.youtube.com
The use of Eminent Domain for private profit is illegal. But the State of New York is trying to bend the rules to help a favored insider. Former NYC official turned developer Bruce Ratner and his company ...

Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn A Warning for Mom and Pop...
Source: dddb.net
DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY BROOKLYN leads a broad-based community coalition advocating for development that will unite our communities instead of dividing and destroying them. We oppose Forest City Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
















