Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Bronx Merchants Won't Be Mall-ified

Anne Michaud, writing in Crains, gives an overview of the situation at the Bronx Terminal Market. She quotes the Alliance's Richard Lipsky who, talking about EDC's response to the merchants' relocation plan, states:

"EDC responded by essentially telling the merchants to drop dead."

And, for those interested, here is the City Council's report on Terminal Market hearing held in June. It comes down pretty hard on the City and EDC.