There's that word: MORATORIUM AGAIN (3 times below), and it's coming form the new NY State Governor's Office!
http://www.nysun.com/article/72905
The New York Sun
Paterson Could Derail Development
Opposes Use of Eminent Domain
By PETER KIEFER
Staff Reporter of the Sun
March 14, 2008
Mike Groll / AP
"Lieutenant Governor David Paterson speaks at news conference in the state Capitol.
If David Paterson as governor displays the opposition to eminent domain that he showed as a state senator, several high-profile development projects in New York City could be derailed or delayed, including a Columbia University expansion, the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, and the transformation of Willets Point in Queens.
As a state Senate leader, Mr. Paterson in 2005 held a rally with Council Member Letitia James and state Senator William Perkins on the steps of City Hall during which he called for a statewide MORATORIUM on the use of eminent domain.
Mr. Paterson said a decision handed down by the Supreme Court in the Kelo v. City of New London case could lead to a "gold rush" of eminent domain use across the state, The New York Sun reported at the time. He said he would gather legislators and introduce legislation to impose a MORATORIUM on its use.
"He stood with me and proposed some legislation and I am very hopeful that the lieutenant governor and soon-to-be governor will honor his commitment and will either issue a MORATORIUM or review the abuse of eminent domain across New York City," Ms. James said yesterday in an interview.
Ms. James's district is in Brooklyn, and she opposes developer Bruce Ratner's $4 billion Atlantic Yards project near downtown Brooklyn, which would require use of eminent domain.
Mr. Paterson's opposition to eminent domain could also pit him against Mayor Bloomberg, who has defended its use. "You would never build any big thing any place in any big city in this country if you didn't have the power of eminent domain," Mr. Bloomberg once said................
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