Among contributors to Fix the City, super PAC backing Andrew Cuomo's mayoral candidacy, is... Bruce Ratner
So, original Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner is helping--a bit--to "Fix the City," the super PAC backing former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for Mayor, and raising money from various corporate bigwigs. The former Forest City Ratner CEO and Chairman, now known more as a philanthropist and advocate , nonetheless identified himself as a real-estate developer in his May 8 contribution of $36,000. Why that unusual figure? Probably because it's "twice chai." It's well less than that contributed by others, many of whom have active business in the city. Why'd he even give? Well, he's not out of the real-estate game, given personal holdings, and as Chairman of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, where Cuomo is listed as an Honorary Chair, it's wise to stay connected. Big ambitions for PAC As the New York Times reported Feb. 26, Fix the City aims to raise up to $15 million. By May 13, it had raised more than $8.7 million, already a record, according to Politico...