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reyes7 · 02-11-2022, 03:35 PM

On February 5, 1856, Judge Ira Harris of the New York State Supreme Court issued his decision "in the matter of the application of The Mayor, of the City of New York, relative to the opening and laying out of a Public Place between Fifty-ninth and One-Hundred and Sixth streets and the Fifth and Eighth avenues, in the city of New York." With this, the city was legally entitled to take the 759 acres of land (about 7500 lots) for Central Park. Judge Harris' decision can be read here:

https://books.google.com/books?id=RK...page&q&f=false

Cida · 02-11-2022, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mightyqueen801

I remember reading about this once before. Thanks for the link.

By the way, I once took a course about the process of federal eminent domain. Never actually got involved in any, but I learned one thing. The person who comes to you with an offer is authorized to go higher to a certain amount. NEVER take the first offer, wait for the second and the third, and if you feel you can justify it, make them go up the chain for an even higher amount.

That's true in so much of life, right?

Have you ever tried to sell something in the Diamond District? These guys think that by hugely upping their offer, it makes them look like nice, generous guys - they don't seem to realize that it just illustrates the extent of their original rip-off offer.