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Danny Meyer To Lead Food Ventures At Hudson Yards

Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: NY Restaurants, Shake Shack, NY Real Estate, Union Square Events, Related Companies, Danny Meyer, Hudson Yards, New York News

After opening the first Shake Shack location in Brooklyn, it looks as though restaurateur Danny Meyer has even grander plans, as he takes his food emp...

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Tell Me What I Want to Hear: Bloomberg's Living Wage Study

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Willets Point, Minimum Wage, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tom Agnotti, David Neumark, Daniel Hamermesh, John Liu, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Living Wage, Coney Island, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Related Companies, Economic Develoment, New York News
John Petro

Three top city officials, each rumored to have their eye on a mayoral run in 2013, directly challenged Mayor Bloomberg on Monday over a living wage bill in the City Council.

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West Side Rail Yards Development: MTA Says Goldman Sachs Out Of Deal, But Project Will Still Proceed

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Goldman Sachs, West Side Rail Yards, New York Mta, West Side Waterfront Development, Real Estate, Mta, Related Companies, New York City, New York, New York News

NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says Goldman Sachs will no longer be a minority partner in a deal to redevelop the rail yar...

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West Side Rail Yards Development: Potential $15 Billion Plan From Related Companies

The New York Observer | Eliot Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan, Real Estate, Stephen Ross, West Side Rail Yards, Related Companies, New York City, New York, New York News

The Related Companies, the real estate giant that built the Time Warner Center, is nearing an agreement to commit to building over the West Side rail...

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Kingsbridge Armory To Be Turned Into Bronx Mall

nytimes.com | Sam Dolnick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ruben Diaz, City Planning Commission, Kingsbridge Armory, Related Companies, Bronx Mall, New York News

The City Planning Commission approved a controversial plan Monday to turn the Kingsbridge Armory, a soaring red-brick castle in the northwestern Bronx...

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City Council, Don't Throw Away Our Tax Dollars

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Tax Dollars, Economic Development, Related Companies, Mta, Public Subsidies, Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx, New York State, New York City Council, New York News
John Petro

The City Council should not approve the Kingsbridge Armory project unless the developer guarantees that future retail workers will be paid a living wage.

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The Living Wage Fallacy

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Bronx, Living Wages, Santa-Fe-New-Mexico, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, Related Companies, Kingsbridge Armory, Public Subsidies, San Francisco-California, New York City Council, New York News
John Petro

In the Bronx, residents are fighting to ensure that a new retail development, which is receiving tens of millions in public subsidies, provides true economic opportunity for local residents.

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Does Bloomberg Really Want to Save Mass Transit?

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Congress, Mayor Bloomberg, The Bronx, Mass-Transit, New York State, New York City Capital Budget, Subway-7-Line, Kingsbridge Armory, New York Mass Transit, Related Companies, Albany-New York, New York City, Transportation, New York News
John Petro

If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.

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NYC's Economic Development Strategy: Keeping People in Poverty

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ruben Diaz, Retaion Wholesale and Department Store Union, The Bronx, Kingsbridge Armory, Stuart Appelbaum, Related Companies, New York City, Minneapolis, Michael Bloomberg, Ulurp, New York News
John Petro

When city tax dollars are used to subsidize a private developer, community residents should benefit from the deal.

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