Fort Lee Fiasco — Follow the Money (and the Political Donations)
Max Pizarro
FORT LEE – Ever since the infamous "Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee" memo, the state's political class has buzzed with theories about a motive.
The original theory – that it was retribution for Mayor Mark Sokolich's failure to endorse Gov. Chris Christie's re-election – created more questions.
The theory posited by MSNBC's Steve Kornacki and advanced by Brian Murphy (former reporters at this website) – suggests that the motive for BridgeGate connects to a development project in Fort Lee called Hudson Lights.
Somehow, the theory goes, the Governor's people must have been trying to pressure the developers of the billion-dollar commercial, residential and business complex called Hudson Lights. Let's take a step back and look at three politicians whose relationships converge in the tiny town of Fort Lee...
http://www.politickernj.com/71026/fort-lee-fiasco-development-project-cross-country-coming-together-powerful-players
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