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June 7, 2005
Subway Woes: Follow the Money Speaker Giff hits Mayor Mike for starving the agency, but will Brooklyn deal do it right?
The Village Voice, Power Plays
by Jarred Murphy
Murphy's column points out the different positions of mayoral candidate and City Council Speaker Gifford Miller on the sale of MTA railyards.
Miller's position on Hudson Yards:
"It is the height of hypocrisy for the mayor to complain about the state of the MTA's finances after he recklessly pushed the agency to sell the West Side rail yards for over $700 million less than it's worth - money that could have been used to update the aging subway system and begin vital projects such as the Second Avenue line"
Miller's position on Atlantic/Vanderbuilt Yards:
Miller's campaign spokesman Reggie Johnson told the Voice, "It's clear he thinks that the MTA's going to get the best price for the Atlantic Yards property."
NoLandGrab: It was a few short months ago when the two-faced Miller was sitting on the fence on the West Side controversy. He changed his tune when the other mayoral candidates led the charge against Bloomberg.
Posted by lumi at June 7, 2005 6:52 AM