Public advocate candidates spar over AY

From left: public advocate candidates Mark Green, Bill de Blasio, Eric Gioia and Norman Siegel

The four Democratic candidates for public advocate, Mark Green, Bill de Blasio, Eric Gioia and Norman Siegel, touched on development issues in a debate on NY1 last night. Siegel spoke out against the Atlantic Yards project, and all of the candidates debated eminent domain. “You can’t ignore the constitutional violation of the government taking private property and giving it to a private developer,” Siegel said.