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doodle77 t1_j642he9 wrote

This is a permitted use that is found in the city's zoning plan for the site. If the city council decides that it wants something else there, it can change what uses are permitted there. It does not need permission from the land owner to do so. However, if the government acts such that the owner can't use the land for any productive purpose, for example by declaring the use illegal or making the only permitted use parkland, then that is a taking that the owner would need to be compensated for.

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Miki_Dash t1_j65d518 wrote

The owner is already compensated: They own NYC prime real estate! Can’t stand the heat? Stay out of the kitchen. Sell it!

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doodle77 t1_j65duwr wrote

It's not prime real estate if the city says you're not allowed to build anything on it.

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