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October 13, 2006
Stop hiding, Gargano
The Brooklyn Papers Editorial
Just who does Charles Gargano think he’s working for — the public that pays his salary or developer Bruce Ratner?
Gargano, the chairman of the Empire State Development Corporation, made it clear on WNET’s “New York Voices” last week that he’d rather negotiate in secret with Ratner than defend the public’s interests.
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The whole purpose of Gargano’s top-down, smoke-filled approach is to hide such vital information as the developer’s actual costs, his expected profit, and the full cost of the massive public subsidies on which the entire project floats.
Posted by lumi at October 13, 2006 9:22 AM