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After yesterday's announcement that federal and state agencies will lease 1 million of Freedom Tower's 2.6 million square feet, the candidates for NY Governor have backed the plan as well. The NY Times reports that Democratic nominee Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and Republican nominee John Faso both threw their support behind the plan, which now "signals that whoever wins the general election in November is likely to continue Gov. George E. Pataki’s plans for the skyscraper." While it was expected Faso would support the plan, Spitzer's been more vocal in criticizing the project, which is one of the biggest symbols of Pataki's failure as a leader. But now, with the NY Governor's office moving to Freedom Tower, as well as other federal agencies, it seems Spitzer is on board. When the Times asked Mayor Bloomberg's office if the city would move any of its offices to Freedom Tower, his spokesman simply said, "When we have an announcement to make, we’ll make it.” Well, it's not like Mayor Bloomberg's administration would even see the agencies move there, since the tower won't be completed (if it actually gets built) until well after his term is up.
And Spitzer has also approved another development plan: Moving Madison Square Garden to the James Farley Post Office.
Photograph by Seth Wenig/AP
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I know Spitzer is going to win but is anyone else creeped out that he's practically taking over already? It's bad enough to know his people are already making informal job offers for staffers.
I almost liked Spitzer til he threw his support behind another MSG. Didn't we learn from Robert Moses screwing up the complex the first time?
They should have left the Post Office alone. $900 million to change it into a train station? That's outrageous. And now to move MSG there as well. Crack. These people are all on crack.
Pataki's biggest failure was being Republican...because he really was not. Taxes and govt spending are off the hook and lets not get into Medicaid/care abuse.
I want the next Gov to concentrate on that, not on a building that may or may not be built.
Spitzer lost credibility when he caved into Cablevision over MSG.
The so called "Freedom Tower" will most likely be another Westway.