The eminent domain dance over Queens's Willets Point kicked off yesterday with a hearing marked by heckling, passionate statements and the Iron Triangle's sole resident (God help him) dressed as a revolutionary soldier. Who says development battles in remote outer-borough locales are boring? Mayor Bloomberg will likely triumph in his bid to boot the landowners standing in the way of his redevelopment plan, but here's a twist: The project's opponents say they'll reopen the traffic ramps case that has the potential to derail iTri 2.0. [NYT]
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