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May 20, 2008

Development Agency Is Losing Its President

The NY Times
By Charles V. Bagli

AviSchick-NYT.jpg Bruce Ratner's best friend at the Empire State Development Corporation will be stepping down in September.

Avi Schick, president of the state’s economic development agency, which is in the midst of a political overhaul, will step down in September.
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After Mr. Spitzer was elected governor, Mr. Schick moved to the Empire State Development Corporation, becoming its president. He was responsible for the state’s role in rebuilding Lower Manhattan, as well as Governors Island, and the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, Columbia University’s expansion plan for Manhattanville and the Brooklyn Bridge project.

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Posted by lumi at May 20, 2008 5:14 AM