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Now, these property owners, who belong to a group called Willets Point United, are outraged that the state is awarding taxpayer money to Ms. Shulman's group in the midst of the ongoing investigation.
Group Under Fire Gets Grant Michael Howard Saul 2011
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Andrew Cuomo was attorney general, his office launched an investigation into whether Ms. Shulman's group violated state law by lobbying in support of Mayor Michael Bloomberg 's plans to redevelop a dilapidated tract of Queens known as Willets Point.
Group Under Fire Gets Grant Michael Howard Saul 2011
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The stark contrast of old versus new in the gritty Queens neighborhood is at the center of a 10-year redevelopment initiative called the Willets Point project, which is intended to transform the area adjacent to the Mets's glitzy new stadium.
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The stark contrast of old versus new in the gritty Queens neighborhood is at the center of a 10-year redevelopment initiative called the Willets Point project, which is intended to transform the area adjacent to the Mets's glitzy new stadium.
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The stark contrast of old versus new in the gritty Queens neighborhood is at the center of a 10-year redevelopment initiative called the Willets Point project, which is intended to transform the area adjacent to the Mets's glitzy new stadium.
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The city has bought nearly four acres of land in the area next to Shea Stadium known as Willets Point.
NY1 - Top Stories 2008
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The city has bought nearly four acres of land in the area next to Shea Stadium known as Willets Point.
NY1 - Top Stories 2008
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A collection of unions has been ratcheting up pressure in the past few years on a resistant Bloomberg administration over development issues, extracting concessions on individual large-scale projects such as Willets Point in Queens.
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To date, the city has not publicly given a specific cost estimate on these improvements (generally, the city gives infrastructure estimates for its other development initiatives, such as Willets Point and Hunters Point South), though the price tag is sure to be quite high.
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To date, the city has not publicly given a specific cost estimate on these improvements (generally, the city gives infrastructure estimates for its other development initiatives, such as Willets Point and Hunters Point South), though the price tag is sure to be quite high.
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