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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