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January 10, 2012
Bruce Ratner “Walked Between the Legal Raindrops”
NY Observer
by Matt Chaban
That is Michael Powell’s assessment of the Brooklyn developer in his column in today’s Times, noting that Mr. Ratner is involved in at least two corruption scandals involving state politicians.
...Who says The Times never goes after Mr. Ratner. Not that the paper managed to stop either of the projects while they were in the works.
NoLandGrab: The Observer's caption for the photo above is "Rain man." We had a different movie in mind: The Godfather.
Photo: Getty Images
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The Cleveland Leader, THIS IS NOT ABOUT JIMMY DIMORA
Cleveland's Roldo Bartimole — a little bit Norman Oder, a little bit Daniel Goldstein, a little bit Patti Hagan — weighs in on Bruce Ratner's Singin' in the Rain routine.
Equally disturbing, the Times today reveals that "Mr. Ratner... would haul in $726 million in special public benefits" from development in NYC. Indeed, Mr. Ratner (Bruce) is related to our Forest City Ratners. The article points out he is "Developer No. 1" and "Developer No. 2" in two corruption cases in the city, though he isn't charged in either. The article notes that Bruce Ratner "walked between the legal raindrops."
Development and Corruption seem uniquely tied so often. But, hell, money is involved so why not?
Posted by eric at January 10, 2012 9:42 PM