Cuomo, Bloomberg
Queens property owners are battling Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to redevelop Willets Point, a 62-acre site near Citi Field, and are accusing Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of prolonging a yearlong investigation into whether a city-funded corporation broke state law by lobbying for the plan, the Wall Street Journal reported. The controversy surrounding the Flushing Willets Point Corona Local Development Corp. has exposed friction between aides to Bloomberg and Cuomo over how quickly the city handed over documents to state investigators. According to a June 17 letter reviewed by the Journal,
Willets Point property owners demanded that Cuomo respond to their allegation that the corporation, led by former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman, conducted an extensive lobbying effort in violation of state law. Shulman denied any wrongdoing. [WSJ]