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David Scazla

NY Supreme Court Rules Against Eminent Domain in MVille

For the ~3 people who 1. read this blog, 2. were involved in The Spectator's coverage of Columbia's Manhattanville expansion plans, and 3. still care:

The New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division ruled on Thursday that the state’s use of eminent domain in Manhattanville “to benefit a private elite education institution is violative of the Takings Clause of the US Constitution, article 1, § 7 of the New York Constitution, and the ‘first principles of the social contract,’” according to a decision written by State Supreme Court Justice James Catterson.

More at Newsroom and City Room. HUGE.

New York Sleeps

Christopher Thomas' New York Sleeps series shows the city eerily devoid of people -- they're stunning if slightly bizarre images.

Characters for an Epic Tale

I've been greatly enjoying the work of London-based illustrator and cartoonist Tom Gauld since I stumbled across his site -- check out his version of The Three Musketeers and his Noisy Alphabet.

Yankees Parade

So, I sold my Mamiya 6 and 1Ds and bought a 90mm tilt-shift...

Emmanuelle, 90

Taxi Hailing

Living the Life

Spent October 9-13 in Jeffersonville, NY for the Eddie Adams Workshop -- at once the most exhausting and rewarding experience of my life. After spending two days hanging out with professional Elvis impersonator Eric Bressi, produced this multimedia project for the workshop...

Blessing of the Animals @ St. John the Divine