ICSC
Bloomberg pitches the city and Ratner's Nets, reacts un-positively to the Cuomo tax plan
Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in his element this morning at the Hilton on Sixth Avenue and 53rd Street, where a ballroom full of real estate executives gave him a standing ovation.
The occasion was the yearly convention of the International Council of Shopping Centers, a trade group representing the shopping mall industry. As it so happens, the ICSC is also, like the mayor, staunchly opposed to the "living wage" bill now under consideration in the City Council, and provided testimony against the legislation during a City Council hearing last month. More
