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The past few months have brought wave after wave of news about real estate deals involving developers, their lobbyists, political contributions, and the de Blasio administration. Sometimes, the little guy wins, but too often business as usual prevails…. Here is just a sampling:
“Lawyer casts doubts on Jona Rechnitz’s de Blasio pay-to-play testimony,” The Daily News, 10/31/2017
“De Blasio Finds Biggest Win in Pre-K, but Also Lasting Consequences” The New York Times, 10/31/2017
“Bill de Blasio’s Opponents Seize on Pay-to-Play Allegations” Observer, 10/30/2017
“De Blasio ‘doesn’t recal’ $100K donation in alleged pay-to-pay scheme” New York Post, 10/29/2017
“De Blasio fires back after latest pay-to-play allegations” Spectrum News NY1, 10/28/2017
“Developer of 111 Varick to build even taller, in spite of rival” The Real Deal, 8/28/2017
“Who de Blasio works for” NY Daily News, 8/19/2017
“Emails show lobbying firm had wide reach during de Blasio’s first term” Politico, 8/16/17
“De Blasio Defends Taking $2.5M From Taxpayers to Fund Campaign” DNAinfo, 8/4/17
“Ex-DCAS Official: City Fired Me for Pushing Back on Donor Favors” The Chief, 7/31/17
“De Blasio’s pathetic ‘clueless’ defense on pay-to-play” The New York Post, 7/28/17
“De Blasio to make taxpayers pay for his campaign probe’s legal fees” The New York Post, 6/30/17
“Developer-Friendly City Agency Ignored ‘Fraud’ by UWS Synagogue, Suit Says” DNAinfo, 5/17/17
“Lobbyist James Capalino is back pulling strings at City Hall” The New York Post, 5/1/17
“De Blasio lobbyist tied to another real estate scandal” The New York Post, 5/1/17
“De Blasio cronies are still making record amounts of cash” The New York Post, 3/2/17
“City Council Will Finally Hold Hearing on Rivington Home Deal” The Jewish Voice, 9/7/16
“Emails show lobbyist’s reach in de Blasio’s City Hall” Politico, 9/6/16
“De Blasio’s Favorite Lobbyist” NY Post, 9/6/16
“Is James Capalino City Hall’s No. 1 Pen Pal?” The Real Deal, 9/6/16
“De Blasio’s Favorite Lobbyist” The New York Post, 9/6/16
“Bill’s Belated Awakening: De Blasio Kicks His Lobbyist Pal to the Curb” The Daily News, 9/4/16
“The Complications of Vetting Campaign Donors in a Citywide Race,” Gotham Gazette, 7/6/16
“New York City Council Delays Scrutiny of Deed Changes,” NY Times, 6/30/16
“An Uphill Fight to Curb the Pull of New York City’s Lobbyists,” NY Times, 6/30/16
“Lobbyist Tied To Shady Hospice Sale Made $250K Pushing Other Deed Changes,” DNAinfo, 6/30/16
“City’s HRA Inquired About Fate of Rivington House A Year Before $116M Sale,” The Real Deal, 6/29/16
“Feds Subpoena Info on Bistricer’s de Blasio Contributions,” The Real Deal, 6/17/16
“Memos Imply That City Hall Knew of Nursing Home Deal,” NY Times, 6/10/16
“City Lifted Deed Restriction for Yeshiva Run by Accused Child Molester,” The Real Deal, 5/31/16
“De Blasio Pal’s Library Deal Gets Even Fishier,” NY Post, 5/23/16
“Prosecutors Allegedly Investigating de Blasio Sweetheart Deal,” The Real Deal, 5/22/16
“Feds, DA Probe de Blasio’s $52M Deal to Turn Library into Condo,” NY Post, 5/22/16
“Chill, People: De Blasio Just Needs to Have Secret Talks with Lobbyists,” Gothamist.com, 5/20/16
“Pier 6 Affordable Housing Deal Collapses Amid de Blasio Probes,” NY Post, 5/18/16
“EXCLUSIVE: Firm pays $68G to Pitch Future Projects to Mayor de Blasio,” NY Daily News, 5/16/16
“De Blasio is hopelessly tuck in the first stage of grief: denial,” NY Post, 5/14/16
“Political Group Tied to Mayor de Blasio to Defy Subpoena,” NY Times, 5/6/16
“Fresh scandal for Mayor de Blasio — and bad news for the taxpayers,” NY Post, 5/5/16
“Civic groups ask Bharara to create panel to probe ‘pay-to-play’ culture,” NY Post, 5/5/16
“NY is a corruption-filled cesspool — and we have ourselves to blame,” NY Post, 5/4/16
“Developer linked to de Blasio behind big Nassau donation,” NY Post, 5/3/16
“De Blasio’s real estate money trail,” The Real Deal, 5/1/16
“Why Mayor de Blasio Is Facing So Many Investigations,” NY Times, 4/29/16
“Team de Blasio expanded the corrupt games it promised to end,” NY Post, 4/28/16
“De Blasio’s Office Gets Subpoenas as Inquiries IntoFund-Raising Continue,” NY Times, 4/27/16
“De Blasio betrayed voters with sketchy fundraising,” NY Post, 4/27/16
“De Blasio’s law firm also represents controversial UWS developer he backed,” The Real Deal, 4/27/16
“De Blasio Gave Plum Administration Jobs to Nearly Two Dozen Fundraisers,” dnainfo, 4/27/16
“Some Real Estate Developers Have Given Big Sums to Mayor-Created Nonprofit,” NY1, 4/27/16
“Developers and the mayor: not just horses’ tales,” amNY, 4/26/16
“Firm lobbying for permits donated $68K to de Blasio,” NY Post, 4/26/16
“How the city knew about, and tried to undo, $116M nursing-home flip,” NY Post, 4/24/16
“Real estate execs gave to de Blasio while seeking key decisions from the city,” Crain’s NY, 4/22/16
“Follow de Blasio’s money: Too many favors for too many donors,” NY Daily News, 4/22/16
“FBI probing Mayor de Blasio’s fundraising activities,” NY Post, 4/8/16
“Developer Faces More Questions on Land Deals,” Wall Street Journal, 4/4/16
“How Mayor de Blasio sells us out,” NY Post, 4/3/16
“Lobbyist With Tie to Land Deal Is Worry to de Blasio Aides,” Wall Street Journal, 4/1/16
“How New York Allowed Gentrification for $16 Million,” NY Times, 3/30/16
“Manhattan Land Deal Is Examined,” Wall Street Journal, 3/22/16
Nonprofit Linked to Mayor de Blasio Is Closing, The New York Times, 3/17/2016
“Lobbyists just keep getting richer during de Blasio’s reign,” NY Post, 3/1/16
“Lobbying Booms at New York City Hall,” Wall Street Journal, 2/25/16
“Real estate’s love-hate relationship with de Blasio,” The Real Deal, 2/1/16
“De Blasio’s donors,” The Real Deal, 2/1/16
And the beat goes on…
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