Howard Zemsky, the current economic development commissioner under Gov. Cuomo, said Empire Zones are among the state's past development policies that «did not work.» (syracuse.com)
One of the indictments alleges Carlo Lizza and Lizza family members paid bribes to former and now deceased planning and development commissioner Frederick Ippolito to secure contracts, the rezoning of land and the sale of property at 50 Engel St. in Hicksville. (newsday.com)
Among those mentioned are New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., and outgoing Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, who also served as city housing preservation and development commissioner under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg. (newsmax.com)