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December 8, 2006
Inside the orbit of Shelly Silver
The Brooklyn Papers
By Gersh Kuntzman
Now that the Empire State Development Corporation is expected to vote to approve the Atlantic Yards Environmental Impact Statement, all eyes turn to State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.
All three [men in a room] have said they support the project — but Silver has used his board vote to block several key Pataki initiatives, including the West Side stadium and the Moynihan station project.
That, plus the fact that he recently slammed ESDC Chairman Charles Gargano as corrupt, makes many believe that he will stick it to Pataki again. No wonder so many people are in the Speaker’s orbit right now.
Click here to read the breakdown of the players.
Posted by lumi at December 8, 2006 9:10 AM