The following press conferences and public hearing on three projects which abuse eminent domain in three boroughs will all take place at New York City Hall today, November 29:12:00 NoonBROOKLYN, ATLANTIC YARDS LAND GRABPRESS CONFERENCE CITY HALL STEPS Elected Officials and the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods Renew Call for Independent Security Study of Atlantic YardsState Senator Velmanette Montgomery, State Assembly Member Joan Millman, a representative of State Assembly Member Jim Brennan, City Council Members Letitia James, David Yassky and Bill de Blasio, and representatives of the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods (CBN) will hold a press conference on the steps of City Hall to renew a call for an independent security study of the planned Brooklyn Atlantic Yards project, and especially its basketball arena, in light of this week’s revelation that portions of the glass-walled arena and other adjacent glass-walled buildings would lie a mere 20 feet from heavily trafficked Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Newark police officials recently mandated the closing of streets adjacent to that city’s new Prudential Center during arena events; those streets are approximately 25 feet from that arena’s walls.1:00 PM QUEENS, WILLETS POINT LAND GRABCITY COUNCIL LAND USE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE HEARING Representatives from the Willets Point Industry and Realty Association (WPIRA), a group of the 10 largest land/business owners in Willets Point will testify before the New York City Council's Land Use and Economic Development Committees on November 29, 2007 at 1 p.m. in the Committee Room, City Hall.1:00 PM WEST HARLEM, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAND GRAB PRESS CONFERENCE AND RALLY ON THE CITY HALL STEPS The Coalition to Preserve Community, the West Harlem Business Group, students from Columbia and others will hold a press conference and rally on the City Hall steps from 1:00PM to 2:00PM.They will point to the need for democracy in all land use processes, including the development of a Community Benefits Agreement. City Council must hear loud and clear that community planning, not selling out, is what must happen now that the land use process is before the Council.NoLandGrab: With this level of eminent domain abuse, developers should be getting a volume discount or something.