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October 22, 2005

Ratner exec admits funding supporters

From the Brooklyn Papers:

A top Forest City Ratner official for the first time this week acknowledged that the development company has been paying large sums of money to organizations offering what they’ve presented as grassroots neighborhood support for the proposed Atlantic Yards development.

As reported by The Brooklyn Papers two weeks ago, Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development (BUILD) reported on its non-profit tax filings that it would receive $5 million from developer Bruce Ratner.

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Posted by amy at October 22, 2005 10:50 AM