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Mike Bloomberg is at it again.
His proposed budget contains a $205 million gift to mega-developer Bruce Ratner. Some details can be found in a March 9th Daily News article.
Basically, $105 million will go toward "infrastructure needs" -- at least, in theory. The other $100 million will officially be spent on "land acquisition costs," meaning we're paying to buy the land and then just giving it away to Ratner to build his stadium.
Word is starting to get out, and City Council members are reacting with scorn -- but nobody is saying they'll block this crooked waste of money. It comes down to about $25 for every person in NYC -- that's your money!
It may take a huge grassroots effort to block this Bloomberg boondoggle, and while I'm not going to recommend any specific activity ...
Wrote about this in March
This was making the rounds in March, thanks to the Daily News, including here. Quote from Yassky:
I know someone who scoured the budget for the line for the funding. It is pretty buried. He talked to one City Council member who basically said, "It's not a big deal...I'll look into it." Then called back to say, "I was wrong. It's a big deal."
And I'll tell people what they should do. CONTACT YOUR COUNCILMEMBER TODAY.