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March 13, 2008
Real Estate Round-Up March 12, 2008
From Brooklyn Daily Eagle's Real Estate Round-Up by Sarah Ryley:
Atlantic Yards developer Forest City Ratner Companies was generous to state Democrats, donating an eyebrow-raising $58,420 (that zero is supposed to be there) to their housekeeping committee early this year, according to the disclosure report. But the company wasn’t stingy with the federal senate either. The Real Deal reported a $28,500 donation to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, “which Senator Chuck Schumer, a major Atlantic Yards supporter, chairs.”
NoLandGrab: That's from a developer who has obviously reversed his pledge to not contribute to political campaigns — this unlimited soft-money loophole must have been too enticing.
Posted by lumi at March 13, 2008 6:03 AM