Questions on Port Authority Chairman David Samson's PATH station vote!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

Port Authority Chairman David Samson voted for a $256 million reconstruction of the rundown PATH station in Harrison three months after a builder represented by his law firm proposed converting a nearby warehouse into hundreds of luxury apartments, according to records and interviews.

The political donation, the development deal and Samson’s vote “are completely unrelated,” Berkenkamp said in an interview. He said he had not met Samson and worked with other lawyers in the 120-member firm.

“It’s all completely innocent,” he said.

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[WillyT]

1. HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!!

[flamingdem]

2. Good grief

Why is this strangely unsurprising. Samson must be feeling uncomfey these days.

[malaise]

3. Remember Christie singled out Samson

and said he knew nothing about anything

We have a proverb here
Cock mouth kill cock!!! (as in rooster)

[flamingdem]

4. They're both in a lot of cockadoodle

doo-doo!

Though they will have the most expensive lawyers known to humanity.

[malaise]

7. Yes indeed

Butter with my popcorn please

[JHB]

5. Just as a point of information, Harrison is also the stop for Red Bull Arena...

...a 25,000 capacity stadium home to NY's pro soccer team (and sponsored by I think you can guess what company).

The stop needed improvements to handle (and encourage) stadium attendance, and other developments. Also, Harrison is just across the Passaic River from Newark, so developments there tie into development projects in Newark's downtown, and that PATH line is the one whose NYC end is the World Trade Center.

None of which means Samson wasn't doing his friend a favor by voting for the the reconstruction, just pointing out that there may have been other screws turning at the same time. Or simple insider trading (if you know a development project is going to pass, it's a good time to buy and develop properties that will magically increase in value...).

[davidpdx]

6. There are now so many questions surrounding Christie and his administration

it's hard to keep track of them.