Lawmakers Propose New Law That Would Void Starrett City Deal
By Neil S. Friedman & Dan Miller
      State lawmakers may have come up with a fresh tactic to invalidate the recent purchase of Starrett City by a developer that could potentially raise rents and make the 6,000-unit, federally funded housing complex east of Canarsie unaffordable for about 90 percent of its tenants.
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Anonymous Flyer About Asbestos Prompts Discussion AT CB18 Meeting
By Debbie Cohen & Neil S. Friedman
      While Community Board 18's new budget was the only item scheduled on its agenda, the focus of last week's monthly meeting at the Kings Plaza Community Room briefly turned to fears of asbestos from the Waldbaum's supermarket in the Georgetowne Shopping Center after a second anonymous flyer w...
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