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Podcast: Come and Take It: The Eminent Domain Podcast
Episode: Daniel Garodnick Tells the Story of Saving Stuyvesant Town
Description: Daniel Garodnick joins to discuss the incredible true story of how one middle class community defeated the largest residential real estate deal in American history. Lifetime New York City resident and former City Councilman Dan Garodnick recounts how his neighbors stood up to mammoth real estate interests and successfully fought to save their homes, delivering New York City's biggest-ever affordable housing preservation win. His story has been recorded in the recently released book Saving Stuyvesant Town: How One Community Defeated the Worst Real Estate Deal in History. Â