The hospital sits on very valuable land in a “highly desirable county that has little space to grow,” and "high-density housing would most likely benefit Democrats."
Mayor Lindsey was once asked whether he had to adopt a particular position “as a matter of principle.”
Answer:
“In New York, when someone tells you ‘it’s a matter of principle’ it’s about real estate.
But for the state?
"Longer-term, per DiNapoli, the picture grows even more distressing: Albany is facing its worst cash shortfall, as a share of spending, since the Great Recession — with $34.3 billion in red ink through 2029."-- snip --
"...the denialism to keep on dominating Albany: Hochul is running for re-election next year, with strong incentive to depend on gimmickry to paper over the state's deficit until after November — and so make the longer-term problem even worse. This warning may be the loudest DiNapoli offers for the next 16 months, as his fellow Democrats push him to collude with Hochul in denying that New York is staring at its worst budget crisis in years."
New York state's headed deep into the red — but Albany will ‘rely’ on denial NY Post, 12 August 2025
How to read this? Well, the NY optimist would say, "it's better than California..."
Sleepless in New York?
why does the title say it threatens the hospital when it’s the state that was ripping them off? I’d say it’s NY that’s threatened.
ANOTHER “KELO” DEAL????
It’s worth more slick. Watch for a Gruesome-Bash style stunt like they pulled on LA.