{"id":534104,"date":"2023-01-03T02:21:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyt-omits-condemnation-history-in-penn-station-nyc-report\/"},"modified":"2023-01-03T02:21:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T23:21:38","slug":"nyt-omits-condemnation-history-in-penn-station-nyc-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyt-omits-condemnation-history-in-penn-station-nyc-report\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYT omits condemnation history in Penn Station NYC report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d222d47af0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2d222d47af0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyt-omits-condemnation-history-in-penn-station-nyc-report\/#%E2%80%9CNYT_omits_condemnation_history_in_Penn_Station_NYC_report%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYT omits condemnation history in Penn Station NYC report&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYT_omits_condemnation_history_in_Penn_Station_NYC_report%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYT omits condemnation history in Penn Station NYC report&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Steve Cuozzo\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Convenient to Forget Dept.:<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times, reporting on controversy over whether the term \u201cblighted\u201d truly describes the bustling neighborhood\u00a0around Penn Station, left out the Times Company\u2019s own messy history in the annals of disputed condemnations.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to raze several blocks around Penn Station and Madison Square Garden to make room for new office towers that supposedly would pay for a \u201cnew\u201d Penn Station.<\/p>\n<p>The Times cited some furiously contested past uses of eminent domain \u2014 such as for Barclays Center in Brooklyn, for Columbia University in West Harlem, and \u201ca section of Times Square\u2026 as part of a lengthy effort to rebuild and sanitize the district.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But guess what the story didn\u2019t mention? That an entire Eighth Avenue blockfront fell to state condemnation soon after 2000 \u2014 when scores of viable stores, businesses and residents were evicted \u2014 to make way for the Times\u2019 own new headquarters tower between West 40th and 41st Streets.<\/p>\n<p>Those seizures were entirely separate from the Times Square condemnations that preceded it.<\/p>\n<p>The land-grab was opposed by many landlords and tenants although the Times, its development partner Bruce Ratner and the state prevailed in court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/new-york-times-offices.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The New York Times' new headquarters tower between West 40th and 41st Streets was opposed by many landlords and tenants.\" class=\"wp-image-25209976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/new-york-times-offices.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/new-york-times-offices.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/new-york-times-offices.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The New York Times\u2019 new headquarters tower between West 40th and 41st Streets was opposed by many landlords and tenants.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Times\u2019 numerous editorials opposing \u201ccorporate welfare\u201d never mention the breaks\u00a0 that the company and Ratner enjoyed \u2014 nor the lowball price the Times and Ratner were allowed to pay those who were evicted.<\/p>\n<p>As I wrote in 2010, such omissions by the Times smack not of amnesia, but \u201cof a willful strategy to keep its readers in the dark.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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