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Mattress Seller Causes Taxpayer Nightmares
Region: New York
Mattress Seller Causes Taxpayer Nightmares by Richard A. Cooper "Sleepy’s, a family-owned mattress seller that began in Brooklyn in 1931 and later moved to Long Island, has been awarded a gra... more
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State Agency Reaffirms Land Grab
Region: New York
A New York State Agency, the Empire State Development Corporation, (ESDC) has reaffirmed its approval of the Atlantic Yards corporate welfare eminent domain scheme in New York City. http://www.nolandgrab.org/arch... more
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ACORN Affiliate Given Taxpayer Funds By Candidates It Supported
Region: New York
ACORN, the leftwing activist group with Obama ties, has indirectly received New York State and New York City taxpayer funds through a charity it controls according to an article in City Hall News, http://www.cityhallnews.c... more
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If Atlantic Yards Is Built, I Pledge To...
Region: New York
What is Atlantic Yards? Atlantic Yards is a combination sports arena for the NBA professional team the Nets, commercial and residential space. This is in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (In New Yor... more
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Beer Wars Or Beer Revolution?
Region: New York
Earlier this year, I attended a simultaneous showing in a movie theater by www.Fathom.com of a documentary Beer Wars, made by former industry executive Anat Baron. DVDs are available from http://beerwarsmov... more
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NYC MTA's Bailout Of Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Developer
Region: United StatesThe board of the Metropolitan Transit Authority, a state agency which operates the mass transit of the City of New York and the commuter rail lines feeding into the city, voted to lower the amount from $100 million to $20 ... more
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Celebrity Architect Dropped From Urban Renewal Scheme
Region: New York
World-renowned architect Frank Gehry became a victim of the economic downturn when he and his designs were dropped from the Nets Arena and the rest of the Atlantic Yards urban renewal and development scheme in N... more
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Urban Renewal Schemer Arrested Over Checks From Developer
Region: New York
On Long Island, New York Nassau County Legislator Roger Corbin (Democrat-Westbury) was arrested on charges of tax evasion and lying to federal agents about 81 checks totaling $225,000 from developer Ranjan Batheja, on... more
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President Clinton's Contribution From Corporate Welfare Recipient Favored By Senator Clinton
Region: New York
The New York Times reported that former President Clinton's foundation received a $100,000 contribution from Syracuse, New York real estate developer Robert J. Congel ("A Donor's Gift Soon Followed Clinton's Help" by Charl... more
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Columbia University Obtains Eminent Domain Land Grab In Harlem
Region: New York
As reported in my alma mater Columbia University's newspaper http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2008/12/18/mville-expansion-clears-last-major-hurdle-state-approves-eminent-domain-0, the Empire State Development Corporation (... more
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