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December 1, 2006
The Darman Group (AY minority contracting coordinator) and the Malcom Smith connection
Atlantic Yards Report
Daily News columnist Ben Smith, in a 11/19/06 column headlined Revealed: How top state Dem built his power base, connects some dots between State Senator Malcom Smith, the new Senate minority leader, and the Darman Group, the company that's been coordinating minority contracting for the Atlantic Yards project.
The Senate is currently dominated by the Republicans, but, as Ben Smith points out, Malcolm Smith, a Democrat from Southeast Queens, could become one of "three men in a room"--who have overwhelming weight in state politics--if the Democrats take the Senate after redistricting or a new political wind. The Senator is a real estate developer by profession.
Read about the Darman Group's shady past and how it relates to Atlantic Yards in more ways than one.
If you're a minority contractor, you can prequalify on the Darman Group's web site.
Posted by lumi at December 1, 2006 7:41 AM