Morning Links: Fat Cats; Hip-Hop; Jets New Stadium; Flip-Flop on Flip Taxes

By September 7, 2010 1:20 pm
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The bureaucrats at the Economic Development Corporation were doing more than their part, spending thousands on luxury travel. (NYDN) 

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City agencies have sold the mortgage on a Bronx tower known as “the birthplace of hip-hop.” (NYT) 

Teacher’s retirement fund is in talks with Omnicom to lease a huge chunk of former Pfizer space (WSJ) 

Forest City announces closing of $85 million financing on Times Square property. (PR Newswire) 

Jets pledge to win championship with new $1.6 billion football palace. (NYT) 

Flip-flopping on flip taxes landing mostly on buyers. (NYT) 

Stuy Town auction set for Oct. 4. (Reuters) 

Colleges struggle with classic bargain-hunters’ dilemma: What to do with all that real estate they don’t really need? (AP) 

 

William Lewis, publisher and CEO of The Washington Post, and One Franklin Square in Washington D.C.
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