The guy won. Back in February 2019, judge ruled in his favor.

Eminent domain is meant to acquire land for projects that are meant for the public good. They are taking property without a compelling reason.

The city of Minneapolis did this to my grandma in the 60s. It destroyed her life. Still today the lot where her house was stands empty. The city never did anything with the land.

I'm horrified but not shocked. Mr. Birmbaum is a community asset. He was my most important piano teacher even though I studied with others at a university. To hear him play is to be alive. Please do anything to help him keep his homebase and fight CRDA. Sincerely, Ann

Eminent Domain is an America tragedy.

Leave this man in peace.

Reason "government is not concerned for your well being" never has been, government is about empowerment of government.

I'd trust a convicted criminal before a politician.

A New Jersey appellate court has sided with Atlantic City piano tuner Charlie Birnbaum in his long-running fight to keep his family home in the shadow of the Ocean Resort casino from being seized by the state through eminent domain.

Never trust Congress or Gov.

April 29, 2019:

The bureaucrats responsible for these illegal acts should face consequences. Given that their own homes have been bought with ill gotten gains from their criminal employment, it's only fitting these bureaucrats' homes should be confiscated through civil forfeiture. Then they'll get a small taste of what it's like.

I would find out who on the CRDA was making this decision and invite myself over to their house for a chat.

Charlie won in court, so they tried a second time.

Poor guy. I feel so sorry for him.

....this is wrong, inhumane and unethical to say the least....

Thank God he was able to keep his family home. This underhanded group should have had to pay this man millions of people for pain and mental suffering. They tried to destroy his home, his memories of his beloved family and his mental well-being.

Eminent domain doesn’t usually give you what the property is worth. And sometimes it’s not about the money!

The Gov has lost it's mind if they had one.

They want to take the property before the value increases after the redevelopment.