The law firm that helped de Blasio avoid corruption charges — costing taxpayers $ 2.6 million — is now representing a developer that
wants city permission to build an extra-tall luxury apartment tower on the Upper East Side.
Lawyer, lobbyist and political fixer, Harold Ickes, gave the re-election campaign committee of his pal, Mayor Bill de Blasio $ 19,250 in bundled contributions after his client A.E.G. Live
won city permission to hold a music festival on Randall's Island, the NY Times reported.
Indeed, Cuomo has repeatedly touted the state's use of design - build to save time and money, but he has not shepherded
through city permission.
Cameron Crowe told me the scene is not faked; the film
got city permission to block off Times Square for three hours early on a Sunday morning.
The council voted 40 - 8 in favor of a «home rule» resolution that calls on state lawmakers to give
the city permission to create a new parking permit system that would give residents dibs on 80 percent of neighborhood spots for a fee.