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Government Incompetence for All to See

Now that the Freedom Tower has been fully built and rises magnificently out of what was once an ugly, empty, forlorn pit, it's fitting that the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. is set to close up shop. Thank goodness the LMDC officials were able to get the World Trade Center's insurers to avert further legal action and cough up all the money needed to fund the tower.

What a miracle that the agency got all the sparring parties to agree on an acceptable, affordable plan for a cost-saving memorial and museum at the site.

And how do you like the speed with which the LMDC took down and rebuilt the Deutsche Bank and Fiterman Hall?

After just five years, all that work is already done. ~ Editorial-NYPost July 28, 2005

After the tragedy of September 11, 2001, Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg did the most un-Republican thing by setting up a committee to build commercial towers in lower Manhattan.

Somewhere along the course of history, elected officials felt that government was better at real estate development than the private sector.

As we can see down at the World Trade Center site, the area where the LMDC didn't control has WTC Tower 7 fully constructed and open for business, while the site in control of the LMDC is still a huge pit.

With the end of the LDMC, New Yorkers have the opportunity to throw their support behind the Twin Towers II project.

Candidate, Michael A. Imperiali, who is challenging Speaker Sheldon Silver in the 64th Assembly District, has an opportunity to ask voters to vote for him if they want to see the Twin Towers return. If Mr. Imperiali upsets Speaker Silver on Election Day, it will be a clear indication that the voters are tired of buisness as usual and want to see change brought to Albany.

by Daniel Peterson, Friday, Jul. 28 | Permalink



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by J. Mark English , Friday, Sep. 1

Posted by J. Mark English
Friday, Sep. 1 - 11:52 PM




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by danielnyc , Wednesday, Sep. 13

Posted by danielnyc
Wednesday, Sep. 13 - 12:00 PM




I'll vote for Michael A. Imperiali since I and many people want the Twin Towers back.

by Oliver Gellerman , Wednesday, Sep. 20

Posted by Oliver Gellerman
Wednesday, Sep. 20 - 3:33 PM