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Council Leader Claims Enough Votes to Derail Kingsbridge Armory Project

  KINGSBRIDGE ARMORY  
  BRONX COMMUNITY DISTRICT 07  
November 23, 2009
New York Daily News

City Council majority leader Joel Rivera (D-Bronx) announced Monday that the has sufficient support in the Council’s Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises to either pass or scuttle the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment plan. The central point of contention remains the inclusion of a “living wage” clause that will be imposed upon all retailers in the project. After Rivera’s announcement, one source suggested that developer, The Related Companies, has the option of negotiating on the living wage issue, walking away from the deal, or seeing it voted down by the subcommittee. The subcommittee meets Monday to weigh the proposal and options.