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The latest in a series of holes-you-could-drive-a-truck-through in the credibility of the ESDC-sponsored report that made the case against preserving the row of houses on Duffield Street with credible links to the Underground Railroad in Brooklyn? The consultants hacks who wrote the report, AKRF, claimed that the New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) had ruled that the houses were not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places when in fact the Office had never been asked to make determination. According to a press release from City Council Member Letitia James, the only contact AKRF ever had with SHPO was an information request about whether the state agency had anything existing in their files about the Duffield Street houses; the consultants misrepresented a negative response to this question as an explicit rejection of the houses’ eligibility. As a result of the purposefully misleading actions, James has called for a halt to any proceedings relating to the seizure of the properties through eminent domain. In the meantime, as we understand it, anyone wanting to put a statement on record with HPD has until May 30.
Underground Railroad Hearing Set For Tomorrow [Brownstoner] GMAP


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  1. I am one of the home owners on Duffield street.1.AKRF took 6 hours of my oral history this was 60 pages of type writen testomoney and not one word was attributed to me in that report from my oral History
    2. there was ablack jeweler who rented a store in the building at 233 Duffield street he decovered artifact atributed to the underground railroad his Jewelry shop was called FUN JEWELRY AKRF changed fun to Joker Jewelry and then said there is no such shop at 233 duffield street that is one of hundreds of errors that AKRF put into there 500,000 dollar pack of untruths
    3. they said there were no abolitionist who lived on the block Walt whitman lived on the block he was aknown abalishonist
    4. they said there were no known abolisonistic activities on the block
    Reverend peck,The Tappen brother, Frances loyd Garrison and the Truesdale all known abolishist met at 229 duffield street durring pre civil war period. Check it out!
    need I go on further? check it out for your self
    Just remember no one in NYS is safe from Eminent Domain Abuse where a developer can get any municapality to take your property for develpment without your permission
    check it out!
    don’t have to believe me
    New york Stare has been given a rating of “F” by the Castle coalition a national non for profit foundation who monitors eminent domain abuse in the USA
    check it out!
    there are 41 state who have taken steps to lesson the abuse under eminent domain New york is one of nine who did not. and they are considered theworst affender check it out!

  2. I am one of the home owners on Duffield street.1.AKRF took 6 hours of my oral history this was 60 pages of type writen testomoney and not one word was attributed to me in that report from my oral History
    2. there was ablack jeweler who rented a store in the building at 233 Duffield street he decovered artifact atributed to the underground railroad his Jewelry shop was called FUN JEWELRY AKRF changed fun to Joker Jewelry and then said there is no such shop at 233 duffield street that is one of hundreds of errors that AKRF put into there 500,000 dollar pack of untruths
    3. they said there were no abolitionist who lived on the block Walt whitman lived on the block he was aknown abalishonist
    4. they said there were no known abolisonistic activities on the block
    Reverend peck,The Tappen brother, Frances loyd Garrison and the Truesdale all known abolishist met at 229 duffield street durring pre civil war period. Check it out!
    need I go on further? check it out for your self
    Just remember no one in NYS is safe from Eminent Domain Abuse where a developer can get any municapality to take your property for develpment without your permission
    check it out!
    don’t have to believe me
    New york Stare has been given a rating of “F” by the Castle coalition a national non for profit foundation who monitors eminent domain abuse in the USA
    check it out!
    there are 41 state who have taken steps to lesson the abuse under eminent domain New york is one of nine who did not. and they are considered theworst affender check it out!

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