December 21, 2009
Eminent Domain Abuse: What Would Homer Simpson Do?
On Sunday, supporters bolted a chain to the establishment's bar, and some patrons hundcuffed themselves to it for about an hour while sipping on pints of beer. They say they'll do it again when authorities try to seize the property.
The bar in question is Freddy's Bar and Back Room, one of properties that the Empire State Development Corporation has condemend to make way for the Atlantic Yards development. Story here. For an analysis of the Atlantic Yards case, here is Ilya Somin
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Economics