Forum Post: Privately Owned Public Parks
Posted 12 years ago on Sept. 29, 2011, 9:55 p.m. EST by raidansoma
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Two Questions:
How can the irony of protesting on a privately owned public park aka “Liberty Square” be used to express the corporate muscle OWS is struggling against?
What legal recourse do citizens have against demands made by Brookfield Properties in their disallowance of tents, bedding, tarps etc?
Key words: incentive zoning, “legal gray area”, privatization, floor-to-area ratio (FAR), crowd control,
Sources:
Corporate Landlord Losing Patience With Occupy Wall Street Protest http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/09/corporate_landlord_losing_pati.html
The Fight Continues to Make Privately Owned Public Spaces…Public http://www.pps.org/blog/the-fight-continues-to-make-privately-owned-public-spaces-public/
NYC.GOV Privately Owned Public Space http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/priv/priv.shtml
Improving On The Ambiguity of Privately Owned Public Spaces http://www.planetizen.com/node/37361
let them drive you onto the sidewalks and see if the city would prefer that... if will only make your number look larger
I like your optimism. Thanks.
NYC has the highest percentage of attorneys/lawyers than any other city in the world. If this thing turns into a legal battle, don't expect to win that fight. I'd be looking for a "public" area to stage the masses. Maybe even get a Permit? But, I've lived in NYC... and it's a difficult town to pick a fight with.