Alyssa Katz | Brooklyn, NY | E-mail | Inactive
TheEminentDomain.org was a news, information and networking resource for New Yorkers working to influence the shape of their neighborhoods and make sure that development projects were an asset to their communities and not a force for displacement and destruction. The site was a project of the Pratt Center for Community Development and sought to focus on projects in Harlem (Manhattan), Coney Island (Brooklyn), and Kingsbridge Armory (the Bronx). The site is now inactive.
2007 grantee Alyssa Katz talks about the benefits of empowering the voice of the people. The interview took place on April 5, 2008, at the New Voices 2007 Grantee Meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Washington, D.C.
Project Updates
- Eminent Domain Poised to Resume Publication (July, 2009) - By Tom Regan, J-Lab correspondent Although it took longer than staff would have liked, Alyssa Katz reports that The Eminent Domain is poised to resume publication in a much more robust form in September of 2009, and to fulfill its promise as an information resource, a space for discussion and community building and a journalism […]
- Power to the People (August, 2008) - The Eminent Domain is emerging as a safe place for residents of New York City communities to speak out about the challenges of coping with neighborhood change. In recent months, the site has had some success getting citizens to post stories, giving a sense of urgency and authenticity to its coverage of the ins and […]
- Information is Power at The Eminent Domain (March, 2008) - Launched at the end of 2007, TheEminentDomain.org is populated with more than a dozen posts of original reporting and analysis on development in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Plus: The site aggregates local news coverage under the banner “This Week in Accountable Development.” A regularly updated calendar promotes events related to city planning, design and […]
- The Eminent Domain: Building Power and a Livable New York (November, 2007) - Based on feedback from community members, partners and journalists, the Pratt Center has decided to change the name of its project from Building Blocks to The Eminent Domain: Building Power and a Livable New York. According to Editor Alyssa Katz, “The name carries special relevance for New Yorkers involved in community planning, who’ve become concerned […]
