In re City of New York

This is a proceeding which, as its title indicates, was begun by the city of New York “ relative to acquiring title in fee, wherever the same has not been heretofore acquired, to the lands and premises required for the purpose of opening and extending Lafayette Avenue from Flatbush Avenue to Fulton Street,” in the borough of Brooklyn. The total number of parcels affected, as shown by the damage map, is eighty-two; but of this number *163damage parcels 1, 3, 11 to 26 inclusive, 36, 37, 46 to 54 inclusive, 56, 63 to 70 inclusive, and 73 to 80 inclusive will receive only nominal damages, because the…