great piece on the breaks developers' get and the way in which these types of project rob residents of everdya amenities.
"As it stands, Sheik Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan would pay $1 per year on his city lease, and no sales or property taxes. By contrast, the owner of a Flushing Meadows taco van could pay as much as $30,000, and pay sales taxes."
A Sheik’s Vision Could Trump Plan for a Queens Park - NYTimes.com
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