Steve Kornacki's theory on the Christie scandal

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79. Kushner-Wildstein-Christie-Silverstein-Samson-Port Authority Linked

Maybe Silverstein and the Port Authority wanted to develop that land, but Tucker (and Kushner!) are getting to develop Hudson Lights.


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Tucker Secures $218M in Financing for Hudson Lights
17-Sep-2013 (4 days after Bridgegate operation)

"A joint venture of Tucker Development Corp., Ares Management and Kushner Real Estate Group has secured $218 million in financing for the initial phase of Hudson Lights, a 1 million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment of an eight-acre site located at the base of the entrance to the George Washington Bridge in the heart of downtown Fort Lee, N.J...

http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Construction+Services/_news/Tucker+Secures+$218M+in+Financing+for+Hudson+Lights

Hudson Lights (photos of development project)
http://wirednewyork.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21913

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Kushner-Christie History

6-April-2009
Christie said that this Web site in particular has had a bone to pick with him since he indicted Charles Kushner on charges of tax fraud, campaign finance fraud and witness tampering. Kushner’s son Jared bought PolitickerNJ.com – then-known as PoliticsNJ.com -- in 2007.

“Those people… who are on the Kushner-owned web site, I've never been on their holiday card list,” said Christie. “Ever since I sent Kushner to jail, my coverage on Politics–or PolitickerNJ.com--has not been sterling. While I'm sure there are lots of good, well-intentioned people, the editorial policy there has not been favorable since I sent Charles Kushner to jail.”

Read more at http://www.politickernj.com/matt-friedman/28808/christie-addresses-ethics-questions-head#ixzz2qG5Mxcan
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http://www.politickernj.com/matt-friedman/28808/christie-addresses-ethics-questions-head

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Wildstein-Kushner History

In 2000, while still working at the family business, Wildstein secretly founded a New Jersey political news site called PoliticsNJ.com (since renamed PolitickerNJ.com), which he ran with the financial support of his friend New Jersey real estate mogul Jared Kushner (Charles' son), who publishes the New York Observer (in 2007).

He sold it to someone named Jared Kushner, who is the young, rich son of someone named Charles Kushner. Charles Kushner was a New Jersey real estate magnate and top Democratic donor who Christie prosecuted and put in jail when he was U.S. Attorney. By the way, do you know what Christie prosecuted Kushner for? It was the ultimate, only in Jersey scandal.

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Silverstein-Samson Link - Port Authority ownership and construction of WTC 1

One World Trade Center, being built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey with the Durst Organization, and Silverstein’s 4 World Trade Center will be completed by early next year.

‘Key Milestone’

A GroupM lease would be critical to “completion of our efforts downtown,” David Samson, chairman of the Port Authority, which owns the World Trade Center site, said in a telephone interview.

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Guess whos proposal to Fort Lee did not happen - Silverstein Properties.

Two weeks ago, the borough of Fort Lee called for new development proposals for either all or half the site — and received one from Tucker for its half; one from SJP Residential Properties and the Bergen County developer James Demetrakis for the other; and two proposals for the whole site.

The first of the whole-site proposals was from the World Trade Center developer Silverstein Properties, in conjunction with the high-end fashion mall developer Taubman Centers (owner of the Mall at Short Hills). Their plan is for a regional retail center, with a couple of housing towers situated to take advantage of the up-close view of the bridge, the Hudson River and the Manhattan skyline.