October 23, 2004
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Further reminder that one should always read the New York Times backwards: Buried way down in the 22nd paragraph of a "politlcal memo" in today's Times - largely dedicated to the proposition that New York Gov. George Pataki is letting down Mayor Michael Bloomberg on his Jets stadium plans - is this nugget:
Further, the Jets have complained to Bloomberg and Pataki officials that the governor has not pushed Peter S. Kalikow, the man Mr. Pataki appointed to head the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, to compromise on his demand that the Jets or the city pay him full value for the development rights over the West Side railyards, at a cost of up to $700 million. The city and the Jets had hoped to resolve the issue with the M.T.A. months ago.
Read behind all the trash-talking about Pataki, and what you have is the first published confirmation that Jets ownership is trying to get out of paying market value for MTA land - something that both deputy mayor Dan Doctoroff and Jets president Jay Cross had promised was a sure thing. Competitive bidding is sounding better and better...
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