City backtracks on big Bronx industrial deal after ‘unauthorized’ video by Adams ally

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is distancing itself from a planned acquisition of a large Bronx industrial center after it emerged that a city real estate official — who is close friends with Adams — had gone to unusual lengths to promote the deal.The administration had been in talks to purchase or lease the newly-built Bronx Industrial Center for as much as $670 million, City Councilman Lincoln Restler said at a hearing on Tuesday. Louis Molina, Commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative services, acknowledged that he had met to discuss the possible deal on Oct. 8 with his deputy, Jesse Hamilton, and brokers from Cushman & Wakefield, including the firm’s vice chair Diana Boutross. Days earlier, Hamilton’s and Boutross’s phones had been seized as part of a bribery probe by the Manhattan district attorney.But Molina appeared taken by surprise Tuesday when Restler showed a grainy video in which Hamilton, who supervises the city’s real estate holdings, encouraged city agencies to consider the “phenomenal,” “state-of-the-art industrial space.” Molina said he had never seen the video, which had previously been posted online but was not produced by DCAS’s communications office. Molina said that the acquisition of the Bronx Logistics Center was still “in the early stages of consideration.”Hours later Tuesday evening, the city disowned the whole concept. A DCAS spokesman said that the agency is “not moving forward with the lease or acquisition of the Bronx... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'

[ Crains New York | 2024-10-30 17:40:25 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for September 2, 2022

Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Boynton Bookworks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.`Boynton Bookworks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Is the Publishing Industry Broken?

As houses across the industry start recalling staff to their offices, publishing professionals are pushing back against low pay, heavy workloads, and an increasingly stifled corporate environment. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for September 1, 2022

Today's edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by the audiobook edition of Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney.`the audiobook edition of Daisy Darker by Alice... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Quarto Posts Big Jump in Profits

Quarto Group reported that revenue rose 9% in the first six months of 2022 over the comparable period in 2021, to $61.9 million, and net income jumped 124%, to $4.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s Mystery and Thriller Deals for August 29, 2022

Today’s edition of Mystery Daily Deals is sponsored by Sponsored by Amazon Publishing`Sponsored by Amazon Publishing `https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LCBWNT7/ref=apubna_br_br_30294_nl_dp_7_2207`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/This-Place-of-Wonder-Cover-300x500-1-180x300.jpg.optimal.jpg` Continue reading at Book Riot

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for August 28, 2022

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by The It Girl by Ruth Ware, audiobook read by Imogen Church.`THE IT GIRL by Ruth Ware, audiobook read by Imogen Church`https://bit.ly/3JZja4D`https://bookriot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/the-it-girl-audiobook-300x300.jpeg.optimal.jpeg` Continue reading at Book Riot

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Book Riot’s YA Deals of the Day: August 27, 2022

The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin, with Fierce Reads.`A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin, with Fierce... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Big Indie Books of Fall

The upcoming season is rich with strong titles from independent and university presses. Here are 20, for adults and kids, to put on your radar. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Indies Expect a Happy Holiday Season—Big books of the Fall

Indie bookstores are looking forward to a strong season, with new releases from Michelle Obama and other heavy hitters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of August 29, 2022

Vintage crashes a book by Luke Harding about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Maisey Yates inks an 11-title agreement with HQN, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Big Children's Books for Fall 2022

According to a survey of booksellers PW conducted across the country, a broad selection of new releases for all ages and in all genres is certain to appeal to readers—particularly in the children’s category. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Religion Book Deals: August 24, 2022

A Black Muslim leader is bringing his life story and work to Broadleaf; novelists Tosca Lee and Marcus Brotherton are joining forces on a WWII story coming from Revell, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s YA Book Deals of the Day: August 20, 2022

The best YA book deals of the day, sponsored by All Ways Black and Penguin Random House. `All Ways Black and Penguin Random... Continue reading at Book Riot

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Jared Kushner memoir chronicles frustrations of negotiating trade deal with Canada

A memoir by Jared Kushner chronicles U.S. frustrations in negotiating a trade deal with Canada. It offers a peek into historic talks and insists there was method to the madness of his father-in-law, Donald Trump. But it sidesteps more disturbing... Continue reading at CBC

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Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite drops to $110, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

Labor Day is rapidly approaching and we're already starting to see more tech deals pop up across the web. Amazon discounted a bunch of its own gadgets this week, including the new Kindle Paperwhite, its Signature Edition and the Kindle Oasis, as well as a bunch of Fire TV Sticks and Fire... Continue reading at Engadget

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Book Deals: Week of August 22, 2022

Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu sells an autobiography to Simon & Schuster, Gallery Books takes a memoir by ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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A Former Nickelodeon Star’s Memoir Has Become the Summer’s Big Hit Book. It’s Very Clear Why.

I’m Glad My Mom Died details the abuse the iCarly actor suffered as a child star. Continue reading at Slate

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Why Publishing Sitcoms Help Me Maintain Hope and Humor for the Future of the Industry

Hollywood can’t resist a literary adaptation. Frontlist, backlist—it’s all fodder for screenplays. The publishing world itself also feeds the insatiable page-to-screen pipeline: from 1930s and ’40s screwball satires about newspaper reporters (His Girl Friday, Meet John Doe, Mr. Deeds Goes to... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Book Riot’s Children’s Book Deals for August 17, 2022

Today’s edition of kids' book deals is sponsored by  The Elephant Girl from Jimmy Patterson Books `The Elephant Girl from Jimmy Patterson... Continue reading at Book Riot

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‘More zeros than I’ve seen in my life’: the author who got a six-figure deal via ‘BookTok’

After she was dropped by her agent, Alex Aster turned to a books-obsessed corner of TikTok to gauge interest in her YA novel … and now Lightlark is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the yearHaving finally published her first novel, Alex Aster was feeling disheartened. The book had... Continue reading at The Guardian

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