Eminent Domain Abuse in Newark Cited in New Report

A new report entitled “No Work In Newark: City Must Free Entrepreneurs” by the Washington, D.C. based Institute for Justice, as part of its City Study Series, repeatedly cites fear of eminent domain abuse as a major reason for Newark’s lack of new small businesses.  The report suggests that Newark should discontinue the use of eminent domain as a series of steps the City can take to make it more entrepreneur-friendly. 

Media coverage on this story and eminent domain in Newark is available in the The Star-Ledger:  Newark, make way for entrepreneurs .

Read more about the Newark redevelopment cases, in which the Mulberry Street Coalition property owners were represented by McKirdy & Riskin’s John H. Buonocore, Jr.:

 The New York Times:  Redevelopment; A heated dispute in Newark ;

  The New York Times:  Diminished Eminence in a Changed Domain ;

  The New York Times:  Judge Stops Newark Redevelopment Project ;  

The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Cory K. Kestner, Esq., of McKirdy & Riskin, PA, in the preparation of this article.

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