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Comments on the LMDC's "Draft Assistance Plan for Individuals" -- 3/15/02

Testimony from City Council hearing on LMDC -- 2/25/02 

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Reconstruction Watch 

Promoting Fair and Effective Use of New York City's Economic Development Resources After September 11th 

Publications

The LMDC - They're in the Money; We're in the Dark: A Review of The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation’s Use of 9/11 Funds (August 2004)

Publication # 6 -- November 2002

What is Accelerated Depreciation and What Does it Mean for Lower Manhattan and NYC?

Publication # 5 -- November 2002

The Liberty Zone Work Opportunity Tax Credit: Will it Retain and Create Good Jobs in Lower Manhattan?

Publication # 4 -- Originally released April 2002 

REVISED NOVEMBER 2002

Breaking it Down: Business Assistance Programs for Lower Manhattan, CDBG's Role in NYC's Economic Recovery

Publication # 3 -- April 2002

Press Release for Private Activity Bond analysis -- 4/18/02

An Analysis of the "Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002" Private Activity Bonds: An Opportunity for Public Input?

En Español: Un analisis del “Acto para la creación de trabajos y asistencia al trabajador del año 2002” Es esta una oportunidad para generar opinión publica?

Publication # 2 -- Originally Released March 2002

REVISED NOVEMBER 2002

How Do Lower Manhattan Residents and Workers Benefit? An Analysis of the "Partial Action Plan" for Individuals

Click here for the text of the "Partial Action Plan" for Individuals

Publication # 1 -- February 2002

Profiles of the Members of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation: Who Are These People And Where Did They Come From?

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Reconstruction Watch will:

• Provide useful information on the key players in the reconstruction process

• Analyze in plain English the subsidy proposals being advanced at the Federal, state, and city levels to foster economic development in New York City in the wake of September 11th.  Do the proposed subsidies have quality job standards? Are there safeguards for taxpayers for companies that don't keep their agreements? What are the benefits and drawbacks of each proposed subsidy?

• Report on subsidies targeted to specific firms including the estimated dollar value of the deal, the company's job creation and retention performance, its compliance with environmental and labor standards, and previous subsidies received.

Feedback from members of the public is crucial to this project. Please contact GJNY with questions or suggestions.

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