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January 23, 2008
Happy Bruce Day to You
This Day ... In Jewish History
On this day in 1945:
Birthdate of Bruce Ratner. Appointed by Ed Koch to the position of Commissioners of Consumer Affairs for New York City in 1978, he became a real estate developer in 1982. He is now the owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team, his net worth now several hundred million dollars. Ratner is the developer charged with building the New York Times Tower He is a member of the board of the Jewish Heritage Museum.
NoLandGrab: For the uninitiated, Birthday Bruce (62) is also the developer of the highly controversial eminent-domain-abusing subsidy-sucking historically dense Atlantic Yards arena and 16 high-rise tower project in Downtown Brooklyn Prospect Heights, Brooklyn.
But when you're slated to receive an estimated $2 billion in subsidies, it's like every day is your birthday.
Posted by lumi at January 23, 2008 5:10 AM