Several business owners in East Harlem are fighting to hold on to their property as the Bloomberg administration tries to have it condemned on behalf of a big developer.

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Clare Sabatini Dies at 77; Beat Trump in Land Fight

January 7, 2011 Martyn Daniel Leave a comment

Mrs. Sabatini, who owned Sabatini’s restaurant, next to one of Donald Trump’s casinos, fended off condemnation proceedings that would have given the casino her property by eminent domain.

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Hubbell Plans Housing for Its Orange Site

November 14, 2010 Martyn Daniel Leave a comment

A plan by Hubbell Inc. to develop 225 single-family houses at its headquarters in Orange, Conn., has taken town officials by surprise.

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Corrections

November 2, 2010 Martyn Daniel Leave a comment

April 23 City Room column about places in and around New York that have been site of eminent-domain battles misidentified court that blocked state from seizing land for expansion by Columbia University

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Citibank Branch Property Is in Tunnel Planners’ Sights

October 25, 2010 Martyn Daniel Leave a comment

Demolishing the branch at 34th Street and Seventh Avenue could save more than $28 million in building the Hudson train tunnel, officials said.

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THE HUNT; A Place With a Certain Something

October 17, 2010 Martyn Daniel Leave a comment

The Hunt column on search by Sally Ardrey for Manhattan apartment after losing rent-stabilized home of 21 years when building on Upper East Side was seized by eminent domain for construction of Second Avenue subway; with relocation assistance from Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Ardrey found one-bedroom in East 90s for $1,600 per month; photos

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