Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'georgee'
September 11, 2007
Tomorrow, the city and other organizations will mark the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Here's the official city commemoration:7AM: Families start to arrive at Zuccotti Park, where the ceremony will take place. 8:40AM: Mayor Bloomberg begins the program, which includes first responders reading victims' names and readings from NY Governor Spitzer, former NY Governor Pataki, NJ Governor Corzine and former NYC mayor Giuliani. Bagpipers and drummers lead......
Continue Reading "September 11: 6th Anniversary Commemoration Events "June 14, 2007
After months of negotiations, JP Morgan Chase will announce plans to build a 42-story tower at Ground Zero. Government officials had been trying to entice the third-largest bank in the world to move downtown, as a sign the area would flourish once all the construction is complete. Chase wanted incentives and subsidies, much like the $650 million Goldman Sachs incentive deal, in order to be convinced to move downtown, but officials were wary. From......
Continue Reading "Thanks, Sweet Government Incentives!Chase Will Be Building at Ground Zero"
January 30, 2007
A couple weeks ago, the state Public Service Commission released a report that slammed Con Ed over the Queens blackout that left 174,000 people without power for over a week. The PSC wrote that Con Ed "failed to fulfill its responsibilities under Public Service Law." Now, the State Assembly has issued its own report, which one member slipped to the NY Times, and that report takes the Public Service Commission to task as well......
Continue Reading "Play the Con Ed Blame Game!"September 18, 2006
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......
Continue Reading "Support for Freedom Tower from Gubernatoiral Candidates"March 31, 2005
Sources say the MTA will approve the Jets' bid to develop the West Side Rail Yards into a sports and convention emporium full of football, retail shops, and ugly architectural plans. This as it turns out that New Yorkers are opposed to the stadium, 53% to 38% supporting it. The MTA board reportedly found the Cablevision bid "not credible" - while the Cablevision bid was higher on paper, the actual cash value was less than......
Continue Reading "MTA Board Likely To OK Jets' West Side Bid"July 30, 2004
Here we go again: The MTA says fares will go up and service will get cut back. The Daily News talks to some New Yorkers, some of whom understand that the MTA has to do what it needs to do while others are angry. Gothamist feels the same way: We love the subway and bus system that helps us get around, but, really, MTA, you do know how to put us through the wringer.......
Continue Reading "MTA Admits To New Fare Hikes"
