Stephen’s post on alleged corruption at the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission reminded me of a great scene from The Bonfire of the Vanities that I wanted to share here. Tom Wolfe describes a scenario in which a black bishop wants to sell his church’s property in order to raise money for the [...]
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October 10th, 2011 | Category: corruption, Lifestyle, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation | 3 comments |  printable viewA scandal may be brewing at New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. The LPC has never had a reputation for being very objective or easy to work with, but now its integrity is being called into question as preservationists are accusing both a current and former official of colluding with mega-developer Steven Roth of Vornado [...] October 6th, 2011 | Tags: nyc | Category: byline=Stephen Smith, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission, preservation | Comments are closed | printable view |
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