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Brooklyn BP Markowitz's Atlantic Yards Falsehood (Video)

Norman Oder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, New Jersey Nets, Forest City Ratner, Barclays Center, Urban Planning, Eb-5, Bruce Ratner, Forest City Enterprises, Green Cards, Atlantic Yards, Immigration, New York News, Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn, New York News
Norman Oder

Brooklyn's not close to "1000 percent behind Atlantic Yards." Did Markowitz really think no one would notice such a claim?

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Reuters Nails Promoters of Green Cards for Investments as Liars, Gets Dubious Excuses on Brooklyn Arena

Norman Oder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, New Jersey Nets, Forest City Ratner, Bruce Ratner, Forest City Enterprises, Green Cards, Atlantic Yards, Immigration, Eb-5, Urban Planning, New York News, Barclays Center, New York News
Norman Oder

A couple of astonishing things happened last week in coverage of the EB-5 immigration visa program -- green cards for investments -- the dubious use of which I've investigated for months regarding Atlantic Yards.

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Anatomy of a Green Card Pitch: In China, Atlantic Yards Backers Rely on the Distraction of Basketball

Norman Oder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Forest City Ratner, Bruce Ratner, Forest City Enterprises, Green Cards, Atlantic Yards, Immigration, Eb-5, Urban Planning, New York News, Barclays Center, New Jersey Nets, New York News
Norman Oder

The next astounding step for Brooklyn developer Forest City Ratner involves raising a $249 million interest-free loan from 498 Chinese millionaires seeking green cards.

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Green Cards for Sale? Atlantic Yards Backers Seek Chinese Investors

Norman Oder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Forest City Ratner, Atlantic Yards, Bruce Ratner, Barclays Center, Eb-5, Immigration Reform, Urban Planning, Immigration, Green Cards, New York News
Norman Oder

If a seven-city promotional tour in China is successful, here's what may happen: 498 millionaires will park $500,000 for five years in an investment fund organized for the developer of Atlantic Yards.

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