The two remaining parcels of privately owned land in the footprint of Columbia University's proposed expansion are expected to be deemed part of a “blighted” area, according to sources with knowledge of a report that will be presented to and voted on by the Empire State Development Corp. today. Adoption of the report's finding would set the stage for a legal battle over the possible use of eminent domain by the state.
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