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October 19, 2006
Silver Rejects Moynihan
The Real Estate Observer
Holding out for his compromise proposal extended this morning, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (or, rather, his appointee) voted against the Moynihan Station project at today's Public Authorities Control Board meeting. "We thought our alternative provided the critical advantages that we needed and we thought it would be better for a full, safe modern transporation facility," Silver's spokesman Skip Carrier said. ...
Sort of a West Side Stadium, Part II, except this time Pataki, not Bloomberg, is the loser.
NoLandGrab: Silver has demonstrated that he can ask the hard questions and stand firm when it comes to billion-dollar megaprojects. It remains to be seen if he has the guts to do the same with Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn. Or does Bruce Ratner's political influence reign supreme?
Posted by lumi at October 19, 2006 7:29 AM