A year ago I noted that Columbia University was abusing eminent domain to try to steal property adjoining the university. Basically, they were buying up property in the area, letting that property fall into disrepair, and then seeking to condemn the whole neighborhood as blighted. The scheme was shockingly cynical, as well as immoral and short-sighted.
Now a New York State appellate court has blocked the scheme, ruling that there is no evidence of any real blight. I’m glad to see it.
